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Zero response after call for Colliery dams investigator

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There is zero interest from contractors to conduct an investigation into the Colliery dams issue on behalf of Nanaimo council.

A staff report set to come before council Monday says the city has not received a single response to a request for proposal put out by council following a vote on Oct. 19. The RFP was posted on Oct. 28 and remained online until Nov. 19.

Mayor Bill McKay did not return a call to the Daily News on Wednesday.

The investigation was pitched as a way to have a neutral

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in the event of a severe storm event. But park users and community members, as well as council members, decried the project as costly, unnecessary and destructive to the park, putting political pressure on a split council.

Council ended up approving the a contract for the work in a 5-3 vote.

According to the report before council Monday, there are a few options officials could take short of abandoning an investigation altogether.

The city could repost the RFP again and try its luck, either with or without amendments.

Alternatively, the city could put out an expression of interest or statement of qualifications, tools to attract potential contractors that have no legal binding on either party.

Or the city could pursue some other form of direction, yet to be specified.

Whatever, council decides Monday, three councillors — Wendy Pratt, Diane Brennan and Ian Thorpe — have previously spoken out against an investigation, describing it as a waste of money and time.

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City seeks Gordon Street hotel developer Nanaimo council has voted issue a request for proposal for prospective developers to construct a conference centre hotel at the site of 100 Gordon St. The decision, made in-camera on Dec. 7, will also have city staff update existing market studies for the hotel and Vancouver Island Conference Centre

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third-party provide an overview of how the city has handled the Colliery file, a heated McKAY political issue which engulfed city council over a more-than three-year period.

Council voted over the summer to construct an auxiliary spillway on the lower Colliery dam to bring the structure into compliance with provincial dam safety regulations.

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to provide up-to-date information for developers.

The move comes after a deal with Chinese developer SSS Manhao to build a 21-storey hotel on the site fell through earlier this year. The company said it had invested millions into preparatory work for construction and withdrew after a split council voted against a one-year extension to build the hotel’s foundations.

It declined a subsequent offer from the city for a six-month extension.

Council also previously publicly mused about turning 100 Gordon St. into a parking lot as a short-term use.

“A conference centre hotel and the success of the VICC is a priority for both this Council and the community as a whole,” stated Mayor Bill McKay in a news release issued by the city.

“We want to use an open, transparent and competitive process to find a developer who can deliver this important project for Nanaimo.”

The RFP will be issued in the spring.

The same new release in which McKay commented states council will not to consider repurposing the VICC until the market studies and RFP process are complete.

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A former Courtenay mayor and a Campbell River city councillor are the two newest appointees to the Island

Health board of directors.

On Dec. 1 Courtenay resident and former mayor Starr Winchester was appointed to the board. Retired Campbell River lawyer Claire Moglove’s appointment is effective Dec. 31.

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For those with bottomless pockets, there are many extravagant and luxurious items readily available in the Nanaimo area, from opulent homes to expensive suits.

The most expensive home currently for sale on Vancouver Island, north of the Malahat, is a $2-million waterfront house Robert located in Yellow Barron Point, just south Reporting of Nanaimo.

John Crowther, a realtor with Re/Max Ocean Pointe, said the home is 2,500 sq.ft. and sits on 2.7 acres.

He said the home has a huge deck overlooking the bay, a self-contained cottage and is just a few steps from a beautiful and private beach area. “It’s been on the market for more than 170 days,� Crowther said. “At $2 million, buyers are not exactly dropping out of the sky.�

Crowther said for anyone with the money and looking for more privacy, the seven-acre Sheep Island, located in the Gulf Islands, is also for sale for the low price of $1.8 million.

For the many in the area who pre-

fer to spend their time on the water, luxury yachts are available right at the Nanaimo waterfront.

Charlie Petersen, from Nanaimo’s Charles David Yachts, said a 2004 Meridian 411, a 45-foot foot luxury yacht, is currently for sale for $289,000. He said it has two large state rooms with queen beds, satellite TV and twin diesel engines. “It’s very luxurious, but it’s within financial reach for many in the city,�

Petersen said. “It’s been on the market for a few months and there have been a few bites so far. But we also have quick access to even more luxurious yachts if required. I just purchased a Ocean Alexander 540 from Seattle for a local client for $490,000 U.S. plus duties and taxes.�

For car lovers, one of the most expensive automobiles readily available in local showrooms in Nanaimo at this time is the 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 Coupe.

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Matt Wakefield, sales manager at Mercedes-Benz Nanaimo, said the high-end vehicle sells for $181,000, but Mercedes-Benz vehicles worth up to $400,000 can be quickly ordered in if desired. “We have sold cars like the S550 Coupe at Christmas time in past years, but it’s not usually a snap decision to spend that kind of money,� Wakefield said. “But our business is growing in Nanaimo largely because of the great reputation of our cars, and people like the flash and status that go with them.�

For those whose tastes are more inclined towards quality clothes, Rickwood’s Menswear & Art Service is there to help meet your needs.

Derek Rickwood runs the personalized clothing service for men that helps create custom-made suits for its customers. He said his most expensive suits can run up to $2,500 and are made from the highly prized zegna material out of Italy. “Most of the materials and companies I deal with are not household names,� Rickwood said. “I’m well known in the industry and the only guy in the region who provides such a personalized service. My clients like the specialized attention and high-quality suits I provide them. I do get some orders for Christmas, but the orders usually have to be made in October or November to get them finished and here on time.�

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EDUCATION

School board chairman admitted to hospital ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

The chairman of the board for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district has been admitted to hospital and remains in the Intensive Care Unit while doctors assess his condition.

According to a release from the district Wednesday, Steve Rae went to the hospital the day after a controversial encounter with some parents from Rutherford Elemen-

tary School in a downtown bar on Friday evening.

He was photographed making rude hand gestures at them, and the picture has been spread widely on the Internet.

The district’s release didn’t say if the incident is connected to Rae’s health issues.

Trustee Stephanie Higginson, who is the vice-chairwoman of the board, will assume the role

as chairwoman for a temporary period. She said the board was expected to discuss the issue at a closed meeting Wednesday night to decide what actions, if any, should be taken in connection with the rude gesture.

“I expect we’ll decide how to move forward,” Higginson said before the meeting. “We consider this a personnel matter and I won’t be commenting further right now.”

The school board decided to close Rutherford school last week after a contentious 60-day public consultation process. The incident between the parents and Rae occurred late Friday night at the Queens Hotel.

Parent Caroline Ory was unavailable yesterday, but in a Tuesday interview with CHEK News, she said she was at the popular location with her husband at the same time Rae and his wife were there. Ory said that while she was on the dance floor, she could sense Rae was mocking her and pointing his finger at her. Ory said she decided to walk up to him with her cellphone camera and that’s when she took the picture of him.

Rae acknowledged on Monday that it was him in the picture and said he is “terribly sorry” for the incident.

But he said he was not the first to act inappropriately that evening and that many witnesses can attest to this.

Superintendent John Blain said Monday that there are many “conflicting stories” about the incident in the community and social media, and the district is concerned that some of the facts presented online do not align with witness testimony.

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For the Greenrock Liquor Store on Dufferin Crescent, its quality champagne to help celebrate the season.

Owner Dean Gaudry said he has just received six bottles of 2007 Cristal Brut Vintage Champagne that will be sold at $298 a bottle.

The champagne, made in the worldfamous wine-growing region of Champagne, France, is produced only during the best years for the grapes when they reach “perfect” maturity.

The Cristal champagne is then aged for six years and left for a further eight months after dégorgement, when sediments are removed, before it hits the markets.

“It’s our first Christmas here at Greenrock and we’re still trying to determine what our customers would want over the holidays,” Gaudry said. One of my assistant managers is very knowledgeable about wine, and he recommended we bring is some of the Cristal champagne for the season. Our next most expensive items in the store are some of our scotches, which sell in the $170 range.”

As for travelling, Shawn Kilner from Cruise Holidays Nanaimo, said the sky’s

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the limit as to what’s available to those with no budget.

She said clients can book a luxury trip around the world in 80 days at the low cost of just $500,000 per person.

“A world cruise, which usually includes more than 100 days in a luxury suite with a balcony and your own butler, costs $290,000 per person,” Kilner said.

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City and NPA team up to bring in foot ferry SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo Port Authority and the City of Nanaimo have announced a joint process to find a company to deliver a foot passenger service between Nanaimo and Vancouver.

That follows a previous decision from the NPA to pursue on its own a request for proposals from parties interested in setting up a service.

Nanaimo interim city manager Tracy Samra said she approached NPA CEO Bernie Dumas about setting up a meeting between the two organizations, to discuss pursuing the search together.

Samra said a “very productive” meeting between the NPA board and city council took place Monday, leading to the decision to parter on an RFP. Samra said the logistics of how an RFP will be issued still need to be worked out, but “everyone wants to see a fast ferry in 2016,” she added.

The port authority had intended to put forward its cruise ship terminal as home base for the service, but the joint RFP with the city would allow the possibility of other locations.

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He defended the NPA’s initial decision to pursue an RFP, adding the community has expressed an interest in the new service. Start-up company Island Ferries had previously signed a memorandum of understanding with the city and NPA to launch a ferry service, but the company has yet to secure the capital it needs to move forward.

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Councillor apologizes for disclosing in-camera info SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

One Nanaimo city councillor has apologized for unintentionally disclosing in-camera information from a council meeting, while a second is slated to make a statement at the next council meeting.

Ian Thorpe made a brief statement at Monday’s council meeting during a report from Mayor Bill McKay on the outcome of a council-led investigation of a breach of in-camera information.

“Recently I committed a breach of the community charter when I commented on information which I did not realize was still in-camera,” Thorpe said.

“This was an error in judgment on my part. I have apologized to council and I give assurance that such a mistake will not happen again.”

McKay said Coun. Diane Brennan would make a statement at the next open council meeting after taking legal advice. Brennan did not speak to the issue at the meeting or return a request for comment Wednesday.

Thorpe returned a phone call from the Daily News, but said he would not comment further. The substance of the leak was not discussed at the meeting, but is related to posts on social media websites containing information on how interim city manager Tracy Samra was hired. It emerged that council had not conducted interviews with approximately 20 candidates before making the decision.

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University plays big role on Island President meets with editorial board, says job offers unique opportunity to ‘deal in hope’ on daily basis ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

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or Ralph Nilson, the best part of his job is the opportunity to deal with people and their issues on a daily basis.

Nilson, the president and vice-chancellor of Vancouver Island University for almost nine years, said his position allows him the ability to “deal in hope� in regards to providing educational and other opportunities for many on Vancouver Island.

He said the job also gives him and VIU the ability to help mitigate many outstanding cultural and social issues that have plagued the region for decades, particularly the relationships with First Nations. “It’s such a positive thing to deal daily with people who really want to contribute,� Nilson said.

Nilson sat down with members of the Nanaimo Daily News editorial board Tuesday for a wide-ranging discussion on a number of issues, including the benefits of the university’s growing international students program, the relationship with the Island’s First Nations and the role VIU plays in meeting the educational needs of its students and the workforce.

He said in his time at VIU, he has seen the institution grow and evolve in many areas.

That includes having to deal with the fact the region has moved away from a resourcebased economy, and needs educational programs that reflect that. But it also continues to face numerous challenges, particularly in government funding.

Nilson said that, despite VIU being one the main economic drivers on the Island north of Malahat, government funding for the institution has been in decline for the last 25 years.

He said that in 1990, the province funded up to 85 per cent of VIU’s operational costs, but it’s now at approximately 40 per cent.

In VIU’s annual $136.7-million budget that was approved in March, the two main revenue sources were domestic and international student tuition, which made up 42.6 per cent, and grants and contracts from the provincial government, at 40.6 per cent. “This is the first year that our revenue from students’ tuition comprises more of our budget than (government) grants,� Nilson said. “We’ve had to look at where our income is coming from and how to address these issues.�

Nilson said the international students program has been increasingly successful.

It currently has almost 2,000 students from 85 countries, which makes up approximately 17 per cent of the university’s student population.

Vancouver Island University president and vice-chancellor Ralph Nilson met with members of the ‘Daily News’ editorial board on Tuesday.

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“It’s such a positive thing to deal daily with people who really want to contribue.�

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The tuition for international students at VIU is approximately three times the $4,300 tuition domestic students pay per year. Each international student also generally spends up to $35,000 annually on living expenses in the community.

Nilson said approximately 800 of these students live with local families. This provides opportunities for communication and better understanding between cultures that he calls “kitchen-table diplomacy.� “Local people hosting these students find that kids from Algeria, Saudi Arabia and all these other countries are not much different from us,� he said. “They love their moms and dads too and share many of the same fears and concerns that we do. There’s a fear factor that has been built up in this country (about people from other countries) and these families have found out that it’s not the case.�

Nilson also said VIU has been working to increasing the number of First Nations students attending the university, as well helping facilitate dialogue with local aboriginal communities to assist in repairing dysfunctional relations that have developed over the centuries.

He said First Nation students are attending VIU from communities across Vancouver Island, as well as across the country.

First Nation students now make up approximately 12 per cent of the university’s student population.

Nilson said education wasn’t seen as a pathway to success by First Nation communities 25 years ago, partly as a result of the legacy of the devastating residential school experience. “First Nations once saw education as a means of oppression, but are now seeing it as a way of hope and opportunity,� Nilson said. “One thing that has changed dramatically is that VIU has gained an understanding that there are different ways of knowing. There was almost no respect for the knowledge of First Nations before, but we now know they have lots of valuable knowledge on shellfish cultivation and many other issues, and we make space for that at VIU.�

As for the trades programs at the university, Nilson said VIU works hard to ensure its programs are “relevant, responsive and innovative� to meet the needs of the students and the workplace. “We always have to be in tune with the community and adapt accordingly,� he said. “We’re excited about providing training trade opportunities, and we’re also pushing the boundaries for what we offer.�

Nilson said that includes “blending� many academic and trades offerings at VIU. He said in today’s increasingly technological world, there’s a growing need to blend critical thinking skills that are usually associated with academic programs with the trades programs. “When a mechanic looks under the hood of a BMW these days, a lot of technical skills and critical analysis are required,

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The final phase of the project that will see the life of the Cedar landfill extended to at least 2040 is set to begin.

The Regional District of Nanaimo, which operates the landfill, has awarded a $2-million contract to Island West Coast Developments to build a new berm in the northern section of the landfill.

The berm is essentially a supporting wall that will allow the RDN to add more capacity to the landfill, and is considered a key step to extending the life of the landfill for at least another two decades.

Island West Coast Developments will also be required to relocate the existing garage at the landfill, as well as its operations building, to make way for the new berm.

The construction of the berm and the

relocation of the two buildings are all scheduled to be completed in 2016.

Joe Stanhope, chairman of the RDN, said the district has been very successful in its efforts to divert a significant amount of waste away from the landfill over the years.

They include the RDN’s recycling program and the fact that most organic wastes are now diverted to a separate facility where it’s reprocessed and used mainly as compost.

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VIU growth vital to mid-Island information economy T he days of the little college on the hill are long gone.

The growth of Vancouver Island University continues on an upward arc, and the importance of the facility Nanaimo and the north Island region cannot be understated.

It serves as an economic driver, cultural centre, athletic hub and so much more.

On Tuesday, members of the Daily News editorial board sat down with VIU president Ralph Nilson for a wide-ranging chat, which hammered home the increasing profile of the school and its impact on the region moving forward.

When asked about the best part of his job, Nilson quickly answered “the people” and the positivity provided on a daily basis.

He summed it up neatly by saying

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he gets a chance to ‘deal in hope.’

That hope extends to so many people. Nilson is committed to the notion of providing that hope and opportunity for as many students as possible, from all economic backgrounds. Already, evidence of that hope abounds.

It’s not a stretch to say the school is one of the most important economic drivers north of the Malahat (despite a decline in government funding). As the region moves away from a more traditional, resourcebased economy, education is crucial.

It’s no longer possible to drop out in Grade 10, hitchhike out to the mill and have a job for 35 years.

But VIU remains very aware of the needs of students in the surrounding region, and offers unique “blending” educational opportun-

ities, with trades opportunities as well as traditional academic studies.

“We always have to be in tune with the community and adapt accordingly,” Nilson said, noting that in today’s increasingly technological world, there’s a growing need to blend critical thinking skills that are usually associated with academic programs with the trades programs.

The school has done an exceptional job addressing the needs of First Nations students and moving forward dialogues with aboriginal communities to assist in repairing dysfunctional relations that have developed over time. Students are now attending VIU from communities across Vancouver Island, as well as across the country, and make up approximately 12 per cent of the university’s student population.

Nilson said education wasn’t seen as a pathway to success by First Nation communities 25 years ago, partly as a result of the sad legacy of the residential schools.

“First Nations once saw education as a means of oppression, but are now seeing it as a way of hope and opportunity,” Nilson said.

There’s that word again . . . hope.

It’s quite a currency to deal in.

“One thing that has changed dramatically is that VIU has gained an understanding that there are different ways of knowing,” he said.

Also impressive was Nilson’s notion of ‘kitchen-table diplomacy,’ an important part of the school’s international students program. Nearly 800 students from all around the world live with local families while they attend school.

“Local people hosting these students find that kids from Algeria, Saudi Arabia and all these other countries are not much different from us,” he said. “They love their moms and dads too and share many of the same fears and concerns that we do. There’s a fear factor that has been built up in this country and these families have found out that it’s not the case.”

Building on that sense of inclusion is paramount for our society. It provides a clear model of how things should be done.

Some impressive things are happening up the hill, and the entire region is benefitting.

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» YOUR LETTERS // EMAIL: YOURLETTERS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM B.C. and Canada doing good job for climate Re: ‘Inconvenient truths of climate change’ (B.C. Views, Dec. 2) As Tom Fletcher pointed out, there are many questions on climate change.

I’m not sure that B.C. or Canada is the problem, but the B.C. government is on the right track with the carbon tax, because it is apparent that Canadians need to lead on the environment, and be seen as leading.

We need to be able to market our resources and lead in sustainability.

The B.C. carbon tax has pluses and minuses. Some of the carbon tax burden is returned to lower income earners — this is a good thing. The tax, however, does little to reduce CO2 emissions. If four of the $5 billion collected over the past six years had been invested in reforestation, carbon sinks, the B.C. government could proclaim to the rest of Canada and the world that we are making a real difference.

I think B.C. and Canada are doing a good job on environmental issue, but we need to seen to be doing more. A B.C. carbon tax that brings in $5 billion to provide $5.7 billion in tax cuts does not appear to me to be making the necessary changes in addressing the global environmental concerns.

The perception is that we are doing nothing. This need to change.

Phil Harrison Comox

No good can come of enforcing cannabis laws Re: ‘Solving the marijuana question is going to take time’ (Our View, Daily News, Dec. 8) Regarding cannabis dispensaries, you opined “skirting the law — or outright breaking it — will not bring solutions any faster.”

Patients would not have a constitu-

tional right to medicinal cannabis if they had not broken and challenged the law in court.

Nor would they have a right to make and possess extracts and edibles if a compassion club in Victoria had not disobeyed and challenged that prohibition in court.

Vancouver was compelled to regulate dispensaries after their proliferation forced the city to act.

The Liberal government intends to legalize cannabis, in part, to reduce availability to minors and to undermine the black market. Every solution ever made or proposed has been a consequence of people breaking the law. Unlike black market dealers, brick and mortar dispensaries are motivated to deny sales to minors and to remain on good terms with their clients and communities.

Raiding dispensaries just forces patients to grow their own, return to the black market, seek out an adoles-

cent or take pharmaceuticals.

Nothing good comes from it.

In the interim, absent aggravating circumstances, the police and prosecutors should make enforcing cannabis laws their lowest priority.

Matthew M. Elrod Victoria

Scientist need to level with truth about climate It has been 18 years without statistically relevant temperature increases in our atmosphere, according to satellite data used by the International Panel on Climate Change.

The level of CO2 has gone up in those 18 years, yet the atmospheric temperature has not.

Is there a real connection between CO2 level and atmospheric temperature? Maybe not much.

The climate scientists won’t say they got it wrong.

Time for the truth, before Canada and other countries have our economies knocked out from under us.

Please climate scientists, level with us, and let your colleagues who have “lost the climate change faith” speak.

After all, no one likes muzzled scientists.

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It’s Christmas office party season and Island RCMP are out in full force to make sure everyone gets home safely.

On Dec. 3 RCMP across Canada started a campaign to catch people who are impaired before they crash and injure or kill others.

In four check stops, two in north Nanaimo, one downtown and one at Country Club, six people had their drivers licences temporarily revoked.

Four people got 30-day driving prohibitions in Nanaimo that evening, as part of the National Impaired Driving CounterAttack program.

Two more got three-day suspensions, which is the penalty for drivers caught behind the wheel in a roadside check with a blood-alcohol reading of .05.

“It’s pretty good numbers,” said

“My hope is that there are no fatalities or injuries due to impaired driving this holiday season.”

Dawn Cook, MADD

Cpl. Norm Smith, of the Nanaimo traffic division. He remembers a time when considerably more impaired drivers would be pulled over on a typical CounterAttack evening.

More check stops are planned in the month ahead, as the campaign continues through Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Dawn Cook, Mothers Against Drunk Driving community leader for the mid-Island, wants drivers to think twice before getting behind

the wheel after a few drinks.

“Don’t do it, call Operation Red Nose,” said Cook, whose son was left with brain injuries after a crash on Bowen Road involving an impaired driver.

“My hope is that there are no fatalities or injuries due to impaired driving this holiday season.”

Cook and other MADD volunteers plan to join RCMP officers at a CounterAttack stop on Dec. 18.

They hope to hand out red MADD ribbons to drivers that night.

The ribbons, which are also available by donation at liquor stores, raise funds for MADD, and remind drivers not to drink and drive.

To be safe, program Operation Red Nose (250-755-6969) into your cellphone before you go out.

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Lawyer wants B.C. to pay $30M Ivan Henry was imprisoned for 27 years on wrongful convictions for a variety of sex crimes THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years on sex crimes convictions deserves compensation of $30 million or more, his lawyer has argued in British Columbia Supreme Court.

John Laxton is calling on Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson to send a “strong message” of deterrence and vindication when deciding how much to award Ivan Henry.

“No amount of money can restore to him the decades he has spent behind

bars,” Laxton told court Wednesday.

“However, a monetary award may offer some compensation of his long period of wrongful imprisonment and the many lost life opportunities it entails.”

“There are few scenarios that can shake the public’s confidence in the justice system more than those alleged

by Mr. Henry.”

Henry was acquitted by the B.C. Court of Appeal in 2010 on 10 counts of sexual assault involving eight women and is suing the province for compensation.

Laxton said in closing arguments

that Hinkson has “almost unlimited discretion” in determining the amount the province should pay because there are few legal precedents. But he outlined several wrongful conviction cases to establish a ballpark figure.

He pointed to the case of Steven Truscott, who was wrongly sentenced to death at age 14 in 1959 for the rape and murder of a classmate. The Ontario government awarded him $6.5 million in 2008.

Laxton said that in 2015 dollars, that amount rises to $7.2 million or $722,000 a year. Multiplying that

amount by 33 years — the time Henry spent in prison plus six years of unnecessary litigation — would get him nearly $24 million.

He asked the judge to add an amount for vindication and deterrence, as well as the fact that there was no fault attributed to Crown or police in the Truscott case, bringing the total deserved by Henry to about $30 million.

“A strong message needs to be sent, and we’re looking forward to seeing you making that strong message,” Laxton told the judge.

He also pointed to the case of Vancouver lawyer Cameron Ward, who received $5,000 for a wrongful strip search. Given that Henry underwent about 20 strip searches a year, and unlike Ward, didn’t get to keep his underwear on, he deserves about $10.8 million for that indignity, Laxton argued.

He said Henry faced beatings from fellow inmates, constant oversight by guards and a “medieval” parole system while he was wrongfully imprisoned.

The province is expected to deliver closing arguments next week.

POLICING

Police union wants chief ousted after texting scandal revealed THE CANADIAN PRESS

VICTORIA — The union representing police officers in Victoria says the chief needs to be removed from his post over a breach of trust that affects all members.

Chief Frank Elsner issued a statement earlier this week saying he was sorry and humiliated for exchanging direct messages with a woman on Twitter.

Acting union president Sgt. Glen Shiels said that while the incident itself was on the low end of a breach, the fact that Elsner messaged the wife of a police officer in the department undermines the trust of all his officers.

“When you’re contacting the spouse of a member that’s a betrayal that most members are going to find hard to forgive,” he said Wednesday.

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Glen Shiels, union president

The member’s wife is reportedly a police officer in a neighbouring jurisdiction.

The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board gave its full support for Elsner’s leadership after the findings of an investigation by an independent lawyer were presented to the board last week.

But Shiels said the union didn’t see the report and didn’t know

about the investigation until recently, which hampered its ability to support the officer whose wife was involved.

“It’s alleged misconduct only on the part of the chief, but the affected member should be made privy to what the scope of the investigation was and what the outcome was,” Shiels said.

Elsner issued a statement late Wednesday saying he was aware of a release the union sent to media and that he will continue to serve citizens of the community with the first-rate policing service that they expect and deserve.

“This is a challenging time for our sworn membership, our professional support staff and the department as a whole, but I have confidence that we will continue serving the public with professionalism for which Vic PD is known.”

Man who murdered pregnant girlfriend in December 2012 faces February sentencing TIM PETRUK KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

KAMLOOPS — A man who killed his pregnant teenage girlfriend in Kamloops will be sentenced in the new year.

Damien Taylor was found guilty in October of second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old CJ Fowler.

A sentencing hearing will be held during the week of Feb. 15.

At trial, B.C. Supreme Court heard the pair was visiting friends in Kamloops in December 2012.

The trial heard Fowler and then21-year-old Terrace resident Taylor

were inseparable.

The couple learned she was pregnant hours before her death.

A dog walker found Fowler’s body, with a concrete block on her chest, in Guerin Creek on Dec. 5, 2012.

A pathologist testified she choked to death when her tongue became trapped in her airway, the result of at least one blow to her head and face.

Defence lawyer Don Campbell tried unsuccessfully to convince jurors that Taylor was in the midst of a crystal meth-induced psychosis at the time of the murder.

During a brief hearing on Wed-

nesday, Campbell said there are still a couple of issues to be worked out prior to sentencing.

“It seems clear from the jury’s verdict that Mr. Taylor committed the physical act,” he said.

“It becomes a little more complex when we discuss mitigating factors.

The jury’s verdict made it clear he was not affected by intoxicants when it came to him forming the physical intent.”

Mounties initially interviewed Taylor as a witness and seized evidence from his hotel room including a pair of socks with Fowler’s blood on them.

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Wednesday by Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s representative for children and youth, shows improvement in some areas of the

A 48-year-old Chilliwack woman has died after driving a pick-up truck in the wrong direction on Highway 1.

RCMP say the truck was travelling westbound in an eastbound lane when it collided head-on with a semi-truck just before midnight on Tuesday.

Cpl. Ronda McEven says police received a report but were unable to intercept the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado in Agassiz.

McEven says the female driver died at the scene.

The driver of the semitruck was not hurt.

She says the early investigation indicates the driver erred, but contributing factors including reduced visibility due to rain are being considered.

Mounties and the BC Coroners Service are continuing their investigations.

province’s adoption goals.

The report shows the number of approved adoptive homes rose from about 31 to 39 per month

between 2013 and 2014.

Adoptive homes available for aboriginal children also climbed, from 34 at the end of March last year to

600 children by the end of March 2016.

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Child-care costs highest in Toronto, lowest in Quebec, says new report MICHELLE MCQUIGGE THE CANADIAN PRESS

A new report says child-care costs have increased across the country, but some regions are feeling the pinch much more than most.

The study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives tracks the price of child care across 27 Canadian cities and three age groups — infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Child-care fees were highest in Toronto, with parents facing median costs of more than a thousand dollars regardless of what age group their children fall in.

Quebec marks the other end of the spectrum, where government policies have capped child-care fees at $174 a month across all age groups.

The study also found that space in regulated child-care facilities was hard to come by in every city and lengthy waiting lists were common.

The report by the CCPA — a thinktank that describes itself as a “progressive voice” in public policy debates — says the numbers suggest the need for all levels of government to get involved and invest in a more affordable childcare system nationwide.

Senior economist and report co-author David Macdonald said the variation among regions is both striking and concerning.

“It’s very much an accident of birth as to whether they can find affordable child care or not,” Macdonald said in a telephone interview. “One of the starkest differences is in Ottawa...You pay five times more for the same pre-school space one kilometre away in Gatineau compared to in Ottawa.”

Cost variations are not always so starkly illustrated, but the centre’s report suggests that fees cover a broad spectrum across the country.

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Government vetting process failed to detect radicalization ERIC TUCKER AND ASIF SHAHZAD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The two San Bernardino shooters were radicalized at least two years ago — well before one of them came to the U.S. on a fiancee visa — and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday in providing the most specific details to date about the couple’s path toward extremism.

Investigators now believe that Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, embraced radical Islamic ideology before they began their online relationship and that Malik held extremist views before she arrived in the U.S. last year.

Though the FBI believes the pair was inspired in part by Islamic State ideology — Malik pledged allegiance to the group’s leader in a Facebook post around the time of last week’s massacre — agents are still looking for other motivations and sources of radicalization, especially because the couple’s interest in extremism predates the terror group’s emergence as a household name, Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

“ISIL inspiration may well have been part of this, but these two killers were starting to radicalize towards martyrdom and jihad as early as 2013,” said the FBI director, using an acronym for the Islamic State. “And so that’s really before ISIL became the global jihad leader that it is.”

The latest disclosure also suggests that the government’s vetting process failed to detect Malik’s radicalization when she applied for the visa, though Comey said he didn’t know enough to say whether weak-

“ISIL inspiration may well have been part of this, but these two killers were starting to radicalize towards martyrdom and jihad as early as 2013.”

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nesses in the visa process enabled her to enter the U.S. “After this hearing today, every American will be asking the question, how did this woman come in on a fiancee visa?” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat and member of the committee.

Malik came to the United States in July 2014 from Pakistan after being approved for a K-1, or fiancee visa, and married Farook the following month. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has said the Obama administration is now reviewing the program. He did not say what changes were being considered.

Malik’s father, reached in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, condemned his daughter’s actions and said he is “very, very sad . . . I am in such pain that I cannot even describe it.”

The father, Gulzar Ahmed Malik, has been a resident in the kingdom since the early 1980s, the Saudi Interior Ministry says. His daughter was from Pakistan but travelled to Saudi Arabia. A former classmate, Afsheen Butt, said Malik showed drastic changes after a trip to Saudi Arabia in late 2008 or early 2009.

Comey described the couple as an example of homegrown violent

extremists who appear to have radicalized “in place,” drawing a distinction between the San Bernardino attack and the one last month in Paris that officials suspect involved planning and training in Syria.

The FBI has revealed little else of what it’s learned about Farook and Malik and their planning, except for details about the weaponry they had, materials they had to make more pipe bombs and that both had been taking target practice.

A U.S. official said Tuesday authorities are looking into a deposit made to Farook’s bank account before the attack.

The official, who had been briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity, would not characterize further the nature of the deposit or why it had caught the attention of investigators.

A second official confirmed that the deposit was for $28,500.

Though Comey declined to answer questions about whether encrypted communication had been used before the attack, he did use the appearance to reiterate his longstanding concerns that criminals, terrorists and spies can use encryption applications on their smartphones to evade detection from law enforcement.

“Increasingly, we are unable to see what they say, which gives them a tremendous advantage,” he said. “We have no idea what he said because those messages were encrypted,” Comey said.

“And to this day, I can’t tell you what he said with that terrorist 109 times the morning of that attack. That is a big problem. We have to grapple with it.”

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OTTAWA — Sen. Mike Duffy says a senior Conservative colleague told him to file expense claims indicating he lived primarily in Prince Edward Island in order to insulate himself from criticism he wasn’t qualified to represent the province.

Where Duffy lived while he was senator is one of the central issues of his trial on charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

He is accused of defrauding the public purse when he filed expense and travel claims on the premise that his cottage in P.E.I. was his primary residence, although he lived most of the time in the Ottawa area.

On his second day of testimony, Duffy recounted a Senate orientation session for new Conservative senators in early 2009. At the time, Duffy was “shaken” because a professor in P.E.I. had questioned in the media whether the former broadcaster was qualified to sit in the Senate. Since the 1970s, Duffy had lived in Ottawa.

Duffy said Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk, then the deputy chairman of the powerful internal economy committee, told him not to worry.

“You’ve got two houses, so the housing allowance is to defray part of the cost of your second home, there’s no reason for you to be penalized...,” Duffy said Tkachuk told him.

“It’s very important that you claim all of the claims and allowances because if you don’t, if you create any light . . . the professor will say, ‘He’s different, he’s not from here.”’

Tkachuk told an Ottawa Citizen reporter in 2012 that Duffy’s expenses were entirely within the rules, and that many senators spent the winter in Ottawa and summer in their home province.

Tkachuk said Wednesday he never told Duffy to make expense claims to legitimize his hold on his Senate seat.

“Why would you be asking me something like this when I wasn’t even chair of internal economy,” Tkachuk said Wednesday outside the Senate chamber. “How would I have counselled?”

Bayne is also attempting to tear down the Crown’s case that Duffy had a motive for fraud — a cash shortfall and a lot of debt.

A forensic accountant who testified earlier in the trial pointed to unexplained cash deposits, and painted a picture of someone who was spending more than he was taking in.

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Syrian refugee Razan Alhajali, right, and Asmaa Alhajali from Kherbet Ghazalah, Syria, prepare dinner on Nov. 30 in the apartment the two families share in Irbid, Jordan. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Canada to see first Syrians arrive today Initial refugees will fly in on military planes as program starts STEPHANIE LEVITZ THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — About 300 Syrians are expected to arrive in Canada by Saturday as the long-awaited, first flights under the Liberal plan to resettle thousands of refugees from the war-torn region finally touch down.

The first aircraft is scheduled to land this evening in Toronto, with a second flight arriving Saturday in Montreal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons during question period.

“Resettling refugees demonstrates our commitment to Canadians and to the world that Canada understands that we can and must do more,” he said. “It will be a great day.”

While just over 400 refugees have arrived since the new government was sworn in on Nov. 4, today marks the start of a program that’s been weeks in the making, as officials in Canada and overseas have scrambled to help the Liberals meet a campaign promise to resettle 25,000 people.

Initially, the promise was to bring all of them in by year’s end, but the government was forced to spread the commitment over a longer time period because of the logistics.

The first group of refugees will fly to Canada on military planes, but the government says the rest of the flights scheduled for December are likely to be privately chartered aircraft.

The first 300 arrivals are among 10,000 privately sponsored refugees the government is seeking to welcome by Dec. 31.

“Resettling refugees demonstrates our commitment to Canadians and to the world that Canada understands that we can and must do more.”

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister

Those with sponsors in the Toronto or Montreal areas will be told where and when to meet their new hosts, while those destined for other communities across Canada will overnight in their arrival cities before moving on the next day.

By the end of February, the government is itself hoping to resettle 15,000 refugees, to be initially spread among 36 different cities where agencies have agreements for resettlement services.

Roadblocks to getting the program off the ground have included getting the United Nations to find enough cases to refer to Canada for possible resettlement, technical hiccups regarding biometric screening equipment and diplomatic wrangling with governments in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey over exit visas.

Immigration Minister John McCallum said Wednesday that a logjam with the government of Lebanon in particular has now been cleared, which should make it easier for visas to be allocated.

“Two days ago, we were very worried about this issue, but thankfully,

the government of Lebanon has responded very well and we now have exit visas, certainly easily enough for the first two planes to come from that part of the world to Canada,” McCallum said.

But, that process could be slowed down again following elections scheduled in that country for later this month.

An election in Turkey earlier this year has been partly blamed for the slow start to refugee processing there and McCallum said it is unlikely that any refugees currently in Turkey will arrive by the end of the year.

“We never put all our eggs in one basket,” he said.

“We always had three countries with which we were working from the beginning and if one country produces more, another may produce less, but putting the three together, we are certainly working very hard to realize our targets.”

McCallum said the government currently has 11,932 applications in process. Canadian officials in Beirut and Amman are processing people at the rate of 400 a day.

The preliminary budget for the program is as much as $698 million.

McCallum announced Wednesday that the resettlement agencies will be getting a $3.6 million boost to their budgets this year to cope with the influx of Syrians. » We want to hear from you.

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Health Canada says a review of international research data suggests the HPV vaccine Gardasil can be safely used and there are no new safety risks associated with its use.

Gardasil is approved for use in Canada and more than 100 other countries around the world to protect against four types of human papillomavirus, or HPV. Health Canada launched a review of Gardasil’s safety earlier this year in response to media reports of autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases among those vaccinated with the drug.

The vaccine is recommended for girls and women aged nine to 45 and boys and men nine to 26 to prevent cancers and genital warts caused by the sexually transmitted virus.

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Quebec assisted-dying law comes into effect Controversial Quebec legislation on assisted dying will become law today, says the province’s health minister.

Gaetan Barrette made the announcement Wednesday after Quebec’s top tribunal gave the provincial government permission to appeal a lower-court decision that granted an injunction aimed at blocking adoption of the law.

Lawyers will be in court for the appeal against the injunction on Dec. 18, although a decision from the bench that day is considered unlikely.

The injunction sought by the Quebec-based Coalition of Physicians for Social Justice and Lisa D’Amico, a handicapped woman, was related to a Supreme Court ruling last February that struck down the prohibition on physician-assisted dying.

◆ MONTREAL

Teachers, public sector workers walk off the job The vast majority of Quebec schools were closed Wednesday as unions representing about 400,000 government workers took to the streets to protest lagging contract talks with the province.

Health-care workers and civil servants maintained essential services.

Those on strike included members of a common front of public and para-public sector unions as well as a union representing one-third of the province’s teachers.

Premier Philippe Couillard, who is in Paris for the international conference on climate change, said he deplores the action given that the province has already reached tentative agreements on certain issues with several unions.

For the 400,000-strong common front, Wednesday marked a fourth day of job actions. They have a mandate from their membership to have a total of six days.

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Beekeepers say honey production has risen JOHN COTTER THE CANADIAN PRESS

Aid request to global community approved by NATO ministers MURRAY BREWSTER THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was non-committal Wednesday about renewing Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $300 million support for Afghan security forces, despite a deadly attack at Kandahar Airfield.

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He served three tours in the war-ravaged nation as a liaison officer who helped compile intelligence on both Taliban insurgents and local officials.

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adian troops who mentored them throughout the five-year combat mission and later during a three-year training exercise in Kabul.

Canada no longer has a military presence in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have stepped up their attacks across the country, including a September battle which saw them capture and hold the northern city of Kunduz for three days.

Afghan forces have struggled to roll back the insurgents since the U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission at the end of last year.

In Brussels, a NATO spokesman for the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said there were no coalition casualties in the Kandahar assault.

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NATO says it needs to raise $4 billion a year to keep the security forces going up to 2020.

EDMONTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Canadian beekeeping industry is buzzing over new numbers that show honey production is up to its highest level in nine years.

New figures from Statistics Canada show beekeepers produced 95.3 million pounds of honey in 2015, an increase of 11.4 per cent from the previous year.

The total value of the sweet stuff is up by 10.9 per cent to $232 million due to the increased production. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The industry is successful and is growing. It really is a positive message,â&#x20AC;? Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council said Wednesday.

The number of bee colonies increased by 3.6 per cent, largely due to milder temperatures last winter that reduced losses, mainly in the Prairies.

Scarlett said Canada has been bucking the trend of declines in bee numbers compared to other countries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been one of the few areas that stand out, in part because the beekeepers are more well versed in best management practises and how to handle problems that crop up.â&#x20AC;?

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Thai police are investigating comments by the U.S. ambassador about a law that bans criticism of the monarchy, but don’t expect to bring charges because of diplomatic immunity.

Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Piyaphan Pingmuang said they are investigating a Nov. 25 speech by Ambassador Glyn Davies.

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LIMA, Peru — A shadowy cyber-espionage group that sent malware to the prosecutor whose mysterious death transfixed Argentina early this year has been hitting targets in left-leaning nations across South America, the Internet watchdog group Citizen Lab reported Wednesday.

The breadth and brazenness of the hackers’ activity bear the hallmarks of state sponsorship. So do its targets.

The group has been attacking opposition figures and independent journalists in Ecuador with spyware. It also ran dummy websites. The most elaborate, geared toward Venezuela, was a constantly updated news site featuring dubiously sourced “scoops” on purported corruption among the ruling socialists.

In September, the hackers threatened a Citizen Lab researcher as he poked around in a U.S.-based machine the group had infected.

“We believe this is a highly targeted operation,” said John Scott-Railton, lead researcher on The Citizen Lab team at the University of Toronto’s Munk School for Global Affairs.

Journalist Janet Hinostroza, who won a 2013 press freedom award from the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, said she was hacked in January and then again in August, a month after the interior minister claimed she was involved in a plot to overthrow the government.

“My computer has been contaminated for so long that I imagine they’ve got access to all my information,” said Hinostroza.

The group’s most elaborate spurious website appears to be Pancaliente. info. Taken offline Tuesday, the site displayed no contact information.

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The New York Industrial Board of Appeals rejected the National Restaurant Association’s arguments that that the wage order was unconstitutional, arbitrary, unsupported by the evidence and focused improperly on fast-food chains with more than 30 locations.

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CALGARY — The editor of the Calgary Herald says an article at the heart of a defamation lawsuit filed by former journalist Arthur Kent is defensible because its facts are true.

Lorne Motley testified Wednesday that the paper often runs columns on news pages from senior columnists and it was obvious Don Martin’s article was an opinion piece.

Kent, who became known as the “Scud Stud” for his Gulf War reporting on U.S. television, is suing Martin and the Herald’s parent company, Postmedia, over the 2008 article, which was published when the former journalist was running in the Alberta election.

The column called Kent a “dud” on the campaign trail and portrayed him as an ego-crazed star candidate who refused to be controlled by the Progressive Conservative party.

The column was based on information from unnamed sources and didn’t KENT include comment from Kent.

“We feel this column was defensible — that the main facts it was based on are true,” said Motley. “It was quite clear it’s a column and not a news story.”

Motley said the Herald editor who reviewed the column was aware that Martin was using anonymous sources. He said it’s not uncommon to give senior columnists some latitude.

During cross-examination, Kent’s lawyer, Kent Jesse, suggested the Calgary Herald had painted Kent in a negative light for several days in a row with its coverage.

Court has already heard how Kent provided fodder for news stories during the campaign by questioning his own party’s leadership, including its plans to do a royalty review.

Motley said the Calgary Herald decided against publishing a rebuttal from Kent because it was defamatory in nature.

He hesitated when asked if he harboured any ill will toward Kent over the lawsuit.

A journalist takes photos in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 10. It is the first time women are allowed to vote in a government election and the first time women can run as candidates. [AP PHOTO]

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Outside of the Saudi capital, in one of the country’s most conservative provinces, Jowhara al-Wably is making history.

She’s running in this weekend’s elections.

Saturday’s vote for local council seats marks two milestones for Saudi women: Not only can they run in a government election for the first time, it is the first time they are permitted to vote at all.

The municipal councils are the only government body in which Saudi citizens can elect representatives, so the vote is widely seen as a small but significant opening for women to play a more equal role in Saudi society.

Still, women face challenges on the campaign trail: Because of Saudi Arabia’s strict policy of segregation of the sexes, they cannot address male voters directly and have to speak from behind a partition — or have male relatives speak for them.

In an effort to create a more level playing field, the General Election Committee banned both male and female candidates from showing their faces in promotional flyers, billboards or in social media. They’re also not allowed to appear on television.

This suits al-Wably, a 52-year-old community activist and Ministry of Education employee. Like all women in Saudi Arabia, she wears a loose-flowing black robe called an “abaya.” She also covers her face and hair under a veil called a “niqab” when in public.

While calling the vote a “step forward for women,” Rothna Begum of Human Rights Watch noted that because male candidates cannot directly address women, they could easily disregard the female vote because it is proportionally so much smaller. And the high cost of running a visible campaign has proven prohibitive for some female candidates, she said; at least 31 dropped out because it was too expensive.

At his campaign headquarters in Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city of Jiddah, Bassam Akhdar said he allocated a night specifically to reach out to the female electorate, with female staff lined up to explain his platform.

But no women showed up and none have passed by his office to inquire about his campaign. So he ended up allocating the entire space to his male constituency, who come every night to hear and meet him.

“I would be happy to have a woman’s vote. This is a gain for me,” said the 47-year-old businessman, who won a seat in the past two elections — and spent $106,000 on his latest campaign.

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Operating out of a workshop located at the very rural end of Carden Road, west of Nanaimo Airport, Egan runs a custom guitar-making business.

He’s been building it up for the last six years or so, since he moved from his home in west Ontario to Vancouver Island.

His custom-made guitars are sold locally, and increasingly in eastern Canada and the U.S. Building a guitar for someone is sort of like learning to sing in two part harmony, often over the phone and the Internet.

“We talk: What kind of music do you want to play with it? Tuning?

What kind of music are you into?”

Because he’s working with clients “that you’ve never met, that you’re probably never going to meet,” communication is vital.

Egan says there are lots of guitar builders on Vancouver Island — probably more than 50 of them, he thinks. At an annual get together in Errington this October (see story, below), 20 builders checked-in to show their stuff and swap ideas.

It’s that enthusiasm for the craft he’s building on with his workshops, which are one-on-one experiences.

He fits them in two-days a week, offering one six-week course in electric guitar making, and a nine-week course for acoustic guitars.

Guitars have been a part of Egan’s life since he was knee high to a Fender. His first memories of strum-

Guitar maker Joe Egan plays one of his own creations in his Cassidy studio. [CRAIG SPENCE]

Strings attached Cassidy men experiences the art and Zen of making guitars ming and plucking go all the way back to “grade three or four.” But a love of playing, that morphed into a stint on the road performing, has melded into a passion for designing and building instruments.

“When I finished school I did the music thing; I’ve toured for five, six years, hard,” he recounted.

At the end of that stint he went back home to Lake Superior for a while, and discovered a clipping

he’d saved from his high school days about a guitar building course.

Actually, his first attempt at building a guitar took place in Grade 11.

He never finished that project, but the roughed-out body of an electric

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guitar serves as a reminder of his eventual transition from musician to craftsman.

It is mounted on the wall above the entrance to his workshop. The rediscovered clipping reawakened his interest.

“I found that clipping of that program. So I went, I took the program, I didn’t know if that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to build a few guitars, but I kind of fell in love with it.”

Egan has three modes of guitar making: The freestyle of making his own instruments; to dialogue with clients, figuring out how to assemble their perfect instrument; making them on spec as the guitar-building equivalent of a ghost writer.

But it was the art of guitar building that first resonated, and it’s still his passion.

“There’s an artistic approach to it, just like music, so I kind of fell in love with that side of it,” he said.

The weirdest design in his shop is a guitar-harp combo — call it a guitharp, perhaps — which he’s letting sit for a while as the idea takes shape; the most beautiful, an acoustic with a uniquely sculpted maple back and frets angled to produce a sound all its own.

What does it take to build your own guitar?

At one level it’s a specialized form of woodworking that requires shaping, gluing, cutting, assembling, all with a sharp eye for detail.

On another, it’s a life experience in patience and problem solving. Egan says you have to master your emotions and learn discipline as well as craft to build a good guitar.

“I wasn’t this gifted, prodigy builder. I had to work hard at it. I still have to work hard at it.”

Annual Errington show brings guitar makers together to share and learn J.R. RARDON PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

Lindsay Egan and five-month-old daughter Ruby helped staff the table for Ladysmith’s Egan’s Custom Guitars during the Hand-Made Guitar Show at Errington Hall in October. [J.R. RARDON]

Vancouver Island’s luthier community is much like a close-knit family whose members have drifted apart in search of fame, fortune or some nice tone wood.

In Errington, however, they’ve found the perfect home for an annual homecoming.

More than a dozen practitioners of hand-made guitars and other instruments — from Vancouver Island and beyond — gathered for the Islands Luthiers Guild’s Guitars by Hand show at Errington Hall in October.

“A lot of these luthiers don’t get together that often, so it’s a reunion for them,” said event organizer Bob Herbison. “These guys are from all over the place. They get together and talk wood and play each other’s instruments.”

The event spent a nomadic first several years, starting in Victoria before moving to Qualicum Beach and then Nanaimo before it shifted to Errington under Herbison’s guidance five years ago. Though it may have left the path of the Highway 19 corridor, the Hand-made Guitar Show remains a popular draw among both vendors and visitors.

“This is the best of the best here,” said Lawrence Nyberg, a Hornby Island luthier. “It’s a great gathering.”

In addition to guitars, the show included examples of everything from gourd banjos to ukeleles, mandolins and octomandolins.

There were also drums and at least one dobro.

Luthiers and visitors strolled from table to table, talking about and, often, picking up and playing each other’s instruments.

“It always amazes me how many people are interested in this stuff,” said Herbison.

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As if the vocal stylings of Vancouver Island’s premier male singing group weren’t enough.

The Nanaimo-based Tidesmen Barbershop Chorus is adding a splash of comedy to a pair of shows scheduled for this weekend.

Special guests for the Tidesmen shows in Parksville and Nanaimo will be the father-and-son musical comedy duo THE BIG MESS! “A fantastic family show is planned full of old and new Christmas favourites and lots of humour,” event promotional material states.

“The Jolly Old Elf is expected with gifts to greet the kids!”

The Nanaimo show is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre on Spartan Road. A repeat performance in Parksville is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at The Chrysler Theatre. Tickets are available from any Tidesmen member, The Quilted Duck and Arbutus Music in Nanaimo and Mulberry Bush Books in Parksville & Qualicum Beach. Tickets are $15 for adults and free for any accompanied children.

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will present its annual charity concert of holiday music on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in Nanaimo’s Beban Park Auditorium.

“With the same joyful spirit, this concert will open your celebration of the holidays — whatever holiday it is you celebrate — in grand and glorious style,” event publicist Shari Barker said in a media release. “It is not just the same old music you’ll hear on the radio and in every store and elevator, but fascinating new variations on familiar holiday themes.

The festive musical offering ranges from traditional Christmas, swing and classical to a smattering of Christmas carols sung along with vocalist Maureen O’Hearn.

Admission to the event is by non-perishable food donations to the Salvation Army.

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Beth Marie Anderson She maybe spending much of her current time blossoming in Nashville, but Beth Marie Anderson is spending this holiday season close o her roots.

The Parksvillle singer is back in British Columbia this month on a Christmas Tour exclusively on Vancouver Island.

Accompanied by Jann Arden’s piano player Darcy Philips, Anderson’s acoustic concert promises to tickle your ears and warm your heart with a mix of Christmas classics, original holiday songs, and the stories behind her songwriting.

Beth’s promoters tout her ability to transport you into a magical world with her sultry but powerful voice and charismatic stage presence.

“I love when my audience feels like they are in my living room by connecting with them on an intimate level and leaving their

hearts full of the Christmas spirit,” she said in a media release. “I am a very relatable artist and my audience enjoys laughing, singing along and hearing the stories behind my original songs.”

In conjunction with her tour, Anderson has released a unique version of the Christmas Classic “The First Noel” to North American radio which was released worldwide on Nov.26 exclusively through iTunes.

Her previous Christmas single was played on Apple Radio, selected for two CD compilations for Canadian and American troops overseas and recorded by Grand Ole Opry performer Sherry Lynn for her Christmas album.

For Anderson, 2015 in included a nomination for a BC Country Music Album of The Year award and a selection as the only Canadian Emerging Artist at the 2015 CMA Fan Fair in Nashville.

She plays the Nanaimo Harbour City theatre on Saturday at 7 p.m.

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The Sing-along Messiah is becoming a Christmas tradition for some Nanaimo families.

The Malaspina Choir has been putting on the Christmas chorale concert for the past six years in St. Andrews United Church.

Lionel Tanod will be conducting George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Dec. 13 at the church. The 53-piece choir will be the foundation for the audience. Last year there were more than 200 audience members singing in sync.

“When we all stood up to sing the hallelujah chorus we really rattled the rafters. It was great,” said choir member, Kathryn-Jane Hazel.

It’s Tanod’s second consecutive year conducting the concert.

“He’s really built up the men’s section of the choir, which is quite

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an accomplishment. For some reason in North America men don’t like to sing as much as women do and I never understand it,” she said. “He’s built up a really strong tenor and bass section. They have

choir practices at his house and it’s sort of a male bonding experience.”

The concert begins at 2:30 p.m., and if the sky is clear you could be in for a free light show.

“As we’re getting towards the end and the sun setting, the light comes through the stained glass windows. It’s just an incredible experience,” Hazel said.

The Malaspina Choir got its start in 1970. Adela Krall, Diana Krall’s mother, was a founding member.

Tickets for the concert are on sale now and are available at the Port Theatre. Tickets are also available at the door.

Tickets cost $20 for adults, $10 for students and free for children under 12.

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The annual concert Winter Harp returns to Nanaimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Port Theatre on Saturday as part of a tour of the Island and Western Canada.

The concert has been part of the Christmas musical scene for decades, bringing audiences a joyous sampling of Christmas music from across time and the world, notably well-known carols to Celtic, ancient medieval and other styles of song.

Performers garbed in traditional medieval attire also offer a visual retreat to the audience. The stage is adorned with a cathedral backdrop and snow.

The musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; instruments are themselves a beautiful assortment of harps, drums, tambourines, temple bells, and intricately-carved medieval replica instruments.

Concert organizers say 300 strings must be tuned before each performance and during intermission.

Visually and musically, it aims to be a memorable experience, which is what the season is all about, says co-founder and director Lori Pappajohn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas is about memories,â&#x20AC;? said Pappajohn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We remember the beautifully-decorated tree, we remember grandparents, we remember the pre-

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sents we received. At Winter Harp the carols we perform and the stories and poems we read take people into their memories. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lovely looking out at the audience. Everyone has their own memories of Christmas. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we journey, and we welcome people of all backgrounds to join us.â&#x20AC;?

There are two performances scheduled in Nanaimo on Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a matinee at 3:30 p.m. and an evening performance at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the event can be purchased online at www.porttheatre.com.

A pantomime version of the classic fairy tale The Emperorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Clothes will be performed by the Nanaimo Theatre Group during the Christmas season.

Set in the seaside village of Needle Point, the land is ruled by the beloved emperor whose only weakness is a passion for fine clothes.

His seamstress at the palace is Dame Sew-N-Sew, who is helped in her occupation by her sleepy assistant Thimble.

Her only son, Peter, is impossibly in love with the emperorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter.

The villain of the show, Count Cross-stitch, has devised a wicked plan to take over the kingdom for himself and with the help of his comic sidekicks, Needle and Thread, he looks likely to succeed.

With music, dancing and lots of laughter, this traditional classic is a wonderful holiday treat for the whole family.

This pantomime version of the play was written by local playwrights Ian Matthews, Peggy Harris and Sheila Coultish.

Matthews, a retired school teacher who has been involved in many shows as an actor, director and playwright with the Nanaimo Theatre group since 1976, said the classic tale ends with the emperor being humiliated when a young girl finally points out that he has no clothes on.

But in the pantomime version that he helped write, Count Crossstitch becomes the new emperor and the village people plot on overthrowing him and reinstating their old emperor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wrote three other pantomimes at Christmas time during

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Each was presented with a cheque for $3,000 as first place finishers in Fiction and Creative Non-fiction categories of the Cedrics, which are awarded to unpublished writers aged 50 and over.

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Casting director Travis Doering was in Parksville seeking extras to fill the background of a movie that will be filmed in and around the community from Dec. 6 to 20.

“We were originally looking for 200 extras, but it looks like I’m going to get more than that, which is great,” said Doering, from Vancouver-based Odyssey Media.

“The more, the merrier.”

The film, titled Family Court, is a family-friendly, Hallmark-style film about rekindling lost romance and about basketball. Casting calls were held in Nanaimo and in Parksville at the Beach Club Resort.

Doering said he was seeking about 120 people for the film’s basketball scenes, and others to appear as waiters and caterers.

There was no audition involved. The casting call basically allowed Doering to collect contact information and get a current photo of each applicant.

“If you ask people to send in a photo online, they tend to send their most flattering shot,” said Doering, who said the directors want “regular people” populating the background of the shots.

The casting call invited potential extras from ages 18 to 70 and offered $10.45 an hour for those who are called in to work. Not everyone who applied will be called to work in the film, but each successful applicant is expected to be needed for only a day or two during the run of film production.

Family Court will air as a movie of the week on the U.S.-based Up TV Network. No release date has been scheduled.

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fter spending his entire minor hockey career in Nanaimo, Carter Turnbull is ready to don the national red and white.

The 17-year-old was named to the Canada West squad Tuesday to compete in the World Junior A Challenge later this month, and the Powell River Kings winger is now struggling to put into words what the feeling will be like when wears the maple leaf on his chest.

“That’s always a dream hockey players have,” said Turnbull, a former Nanaimo Buccaneers star.

“To be able to do it is surreal. I don’t know how to explain it. It’s awesome to be able to wear it.”

Of 60 players brought to the Canada West camp from the nation’s western Junior A leagues, Hockey Canada staff picked 22 players — 13 forwards, seven defenceman and two goalies — to compete at the tournament that begins Monday in Whitby and Cobourg, Ont. The roster, one of two Canadian teams entered into the tournament, also includes two players projected as first-round NHL draft picks as Penticton Vees’ 17-year-olds Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro headline the group.

Turnbull wasn’t even expecting an invitation to the camp.

“I didn’t even know it was coming up,” he said. “I was in the dark really.

It made my day pretty bright.”

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Nanaimo’s Carter Turnbull, pictured as a member of the Nanaimo Buccaneers last season, was named Tuesday to Team Canada West for the World Junior A Challenge. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO]

But he got the call, along with Powell River teammate Luke Betts, and both of them made it.

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After making the Kings out of camp as the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s reigning rookie of the year this season, the Canada West camp was a completely different experience.

Turnbull was one of 18 B.C. Hockey League players invited, but he had to make sure he could fit in with some of the top players from the rest of the

western leagues.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” he said. “There was a lot of good players that came out. It was really interesting to see where they all came from and how they all mixed in.

“It was so cool meeting all these new guys and seeing all the different leagues and seeing what the different styles of play are like because each league is different.

“It was cool to see all the different guys from different areas come

together as one team.”

On Monday, Turnbull will hit the ice with the rest of the team against the Czech Republic. Two days later, they take on the United States’ top Junior A players.

Turnbull showed what he is capable of earlier this season with a four-goal game with the Kings, and wants to do everything he can for this group when the tournament begins.

“I’m just going to go 100 per cent and do whatever I can so that we can come out with a gold medal,” he said.

“I think we look really good. We’re really fast, have a lot of skill, and I think we can put up a good fight.”

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Alexander Seminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time in Montreal is over, and his NHL career may not be far behind.

The Canadiens placed the Russian winger on unconditional waivers Wednesday for the purposes of mutually terminating his con-

tract. Signed to the bargain-basement price of US$1.1 million on a one-year deal after being bought out by the Carolina Hurricanes, Semin was a colossal disappointment for the Canadiens.

The three-time 30-goal scorer with the Washington Capitals had just one goal and

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It was so quiet for so long that Alain Vigneault didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to resort to his familiar screaming â&#x20AC;&#x153;skate, skate, skateâ&#x20AC;? mantra.

The New York Rangers coach was relaxing behind the bench in his 999th NHL game and leisurely enjoyed customary lozenges because there was nothing to get excited about Wednesday at Rogers Arena.

The Rangers were smothering the Canucks like a blanket with their team speed. They were winning races, winning board battles and it seemed like just a matter of time before they would finally get a puck past Ryan Miller.

They would, but they lost 2-1 as the Canucks strung together two wins for the first time since Nov. 2.

And in the amazing result, it was the Rangers and their coach who became unglued during a wild third period which included a pair of two-man advantages for the Canucks and one hot Vigneault.

After Alex Edler opened scoring on a 5-on-3 power play, Vigneault was giving it to the referee after Chris Kreider was assessed an unsportsmanlike minor penalty. The temperature kept rising on the Rangersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bench â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and on the ice.

It was quelled when Dan Boyle went to the forehand deke on a penalty shot after Chris Tanev put his hand on the puck off a wild crease scramble.

But less than a minute later, Daniel Sedin neatly re-directed a point shot past Henrik Lundqvist and the stage was set for the improbable to occur.

Backed by the stellar netminding of Miller and a strong performance by the fourth line, the Canuks bent but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break. However, it was a costly victory.

Dan Hamhuis was struck on the side of the head by a Boyle point shot and fell to the ice bleeding. He left the game and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return.

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Seahawks’ run D has never been a problem TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON, Wash. — Adrian Peterson was leading the NFL in rushing, about to face a Seattle defence that he had darted through three years earlier for 182 yards, the most allowed by the Seahawks in Pete Carroll’s tenure.

By the time last Sunday was done, Peterson had just 18 yards rushing and the Seahawks had taken another step in re-establishing themselves as a dominant run defence.

“To hold him to 18 or whatever is definitely something you can applaud yourself,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “But you can only applaud yourself for 30 seconds and then move on from there.”

While their pass defence has been hurt at times, the Seahawks have been stout against the run for most of the season, and especially the past three weeks while shutting down San Francisco, Pittsburgh and the Vikings.

Heading into Week 14, the Seahawks rank third in the NFL at stopping the run, trailing only the New York Jets and unbeaten Carolina.

The 87.8 yards per game Seattle is

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) is stopped by Seattle Seahawks defenders including linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) and strong safety Kam Chancellor in a game in Minneapolis on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]

allowing is not as good as the Seahawks were last season, but better than 2012 and 2013 when they were still giving up more than 100 yards rushing per game.

The Seahawks also have yet to let a running back go off. Seattle is the only team in the NFL that has not

allowed a 100-yard rusher this season. And they’ve smothered runners the past three weeks.

The Seahawks allowed 59 yards rushing to San Francisco, 58 to Pittsburgh and a mere 31 to Minnesota. The 31 yards allowed against the Vikings were the 10th fewest in

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“It’s always good when you can stop a back like that that is of that pedigree, and stop a team like that,” Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett said.

Often with the Seahawks, the success of their run defence comes down to their tackling. At times in the past, Seattle’s been beaten in the run game because players have been out of position or a team has found success with a different blocking scheme.

But Seattle’s tackling against Minnesota was superb. Peterson’s longest run was five yards and the Seahawks were so good at stopping him on first and second down that Teddy Bridgewater could not convert thirdand-long situations through the air to sustain drives. Minnesota’s longest drive was eight plays.

Given their upcoming opponents, the Seahawks have a chance to finish as the best in the NFL at stopping the run. This week’s opponent, Baltimore, has rushed for more than 100 yards just once in the past seven games and is relying on rookie Javorius Allen as its primary ball carrier.

Next week’s opponent, Cleveland, has gone six straight weeks without rushing for 100 yards as a team and is one of five teams not to have an individual 100-yard rusher this season.

NFL BRIEFS The Associated Press ◆ BUFFALO

Former Eagles RB McCoy won’t shake coach’s hand LeSean McCoy had a blunt response to Eagles coach Chip Kelly’s offer to shake hands on the field in Philadelphia on Sunday.

Don’t hold your breath.

“Chip can’t shake (anything),” the Bills running back said, using a profanity on Wednesday. “He can’t call me. He can’t shake my hand. There’s nothing he can do with me. He can’t say (anything) to me. It’s as simple as that.”

Nine months have passed since Kelly decided to part ways with the McCoy.

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Top Rams defenders ruled out for the season The St. Louis Rams have lost two defensive stalwarts for the rest of the season, with end Robert Quinn to undergo back surgery and safety T.J. McDonald headed for a shoulder procedure.

Coach Jeff Fisher said Wednesday both players will be placed on injured reserve. St. Louis’ pass rush hasn’t been the same without Quinn, who has missed three straight games and four of the last five with hip and back injuries. McDonald was sidelined late in Sunday’s 27-3 loss to Arizona.

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slow start for Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby has dragged on long enough to put him on a career-low scoring pace that even he can’t explain.

Crosby, a two-time scoring champion and two-time most valuable player, rarely stood out in games against the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks this past weekend in Southern California.

In the past, he’d command your attention with a dazzling burst of speed, a brilliant bit of anticipation, and a brave foray through a jungle of cross-checks and elbows. This time, those special moments never happened. He came away with a goal and two assists, a modest upturn that increased his totals to six goals and 18 points in 26 games.

That meant the man who took uniform number 87 because he was born on 8/7/87 ranked No. 86 in scoring through Sunday’s games. Even there, he couldn’t find symmetry.

Kings coach Darryl Sutter theorized Crosby’s production has declined because “he’s playing a more complete game” as part of the Penguins’ improved defensive effort under coach Mike Johnston.

“They’re playing a game that’s more suited for success,” Sutter said.

But Crosby doesn’t think he’s sacrificing offense for defense the way a young Steve Yzerman did in order for the Detroit Red Wings to become Stanley Cup champions.

“I think you can do both. I don’t think trying to be good defensively hurts your offense. I think if anything, it helps it,” said Crosby, who averaged 1.36 points per game over

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“ . . . if they’re not coming in bunches, then the ones you get, you’ve got to put them in.“ Sidney Crosby

his first 10 seasons but is averaging .692 points per game this season.

“I don’t think that’s on anybody but myself and on trying to bury the chances that I do get.

“You always want more, but if they’re not coming in bunches, then the ones you get, you’ve got to put them in. When you’re struggling a bit to score it feels like you always want more and they don’t seem to come.

“But that’s just the way it is, and

you’ve got to find ways to produce.”

Not that defense is foreign to him.

“Sid has always worked on every aspect of his game.

Throughout the years, if someone said he wasn’t a goal scorer he’d be able to go out and score 50, or said he wouldn’t be able to come back from something, he always did,” said Chris Kunitz, who has played on Crosby’s left wing lately.

“Our team has asked him to be really good on faceoffs in the defensive zone. He goes out there for almost all of those faceoffs. That’s something that’s new for him, but I think he’s always been that complete player.”

From childhood Crosby was designated “The Next One,” the successor to The Great One, Wayne Gretzky.

Crosby helped save the Penguins’ franchise after they drafted him first

in 2005 and his future seemed limitless, but he missed most of the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons because of a concussion and a neck injury. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2009, the Penguins have gotten as far as the East finals once, in 2012-13.

There’s a next designated “Next One” in Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, and others will follow.

Will we see Crosby dominate again, in a league where scoring is at a premium? It’s possible. But at 28 he feels time flying more rapidly.

“During the year I missed with the concussion it felt pretty long that year, but since the most recent lockout, things have really kind of flown by,” he said. “Now having played in most of the rinks and having played against most of the guys it starts to go by real quick.”

Jamie Benn barely recognized in Dallas RAINER SABIN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Jamie Benn is one of the top players in the NHL. The Dallas Stars left wing from Victoria leads the league in goals with 19. Yet he’s able to keep a low profile in a town where the Cowboys dominate the conversation and other big-name athletes like Dirk Nowitzki and Prince Fielder grab the spotlight.

Benn, with his understated personality, seems fine with that. He visited with The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday to discuss a variety of topics. But his comments about his ability to stay under the radar in North Texas were particularly interesting.

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—Q: What’s it like when you go out now? Are you recognized?

—A: I think the people in Dallas are pretty easy-going. You get the odd fan that recognizes you. But we

can pretty much go anywhere and we can have our space.

—Q: Is that pretty cool?

—A: Yeah, it’s definitely nice to have. There are a lot of other places you go that you pretty much can’t go anywhere.

—Q: Where do you get mobbed?

—A: Big hockey towns up in Canada. You really got to watch whatever you do, wherever you are. The people of Dallas and around Texas are pretty good about keeping away.

—Q: Do you think other players in hockey realize how nice of an advantage it is to maintain some level of anonymity?

—A: It’s definitely nice for us. I think some of the young guys here

probably realize how good we do have it down here — just with everything, the nice people, the weather. I can go wherever and people will give you your space. It’s definitely nice to have. But like I said there is the odd person who wants stuff or wants to take a picture.

—Q: When you go to the hockey towns, what’s it like?

—A: There are always a set of eyes on you somewhere wherever you’re going. You’ve got to be careful with everything you do and you may get bugged more than in other towns.

But that’s just part of the job and business and you have to respect people for wanting a picture. There’s nothing wrong with that.

STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says there are still plenty of questions left to be answered about expansion. As potential owners and fans in Quebec City and Las Vegas wait, here are the big ones.

WHO: This is easy because only two groups applied for expansion teams.

Quebecor and Bill Foley’s Black Knight Sports & Entertainment ponied up the fees, some non-refundable, to get in the game. Bettman said reports of the league waiting on another city are “categorically untrue.” Maybe next time, Seattle.

WHAT: The central question on expanding, if the answer is yes, is one or two teams. Las Vegas helps the NHL’s balance issue with another team in the Western Conference, while Quebec City’s eastern location would create another alignment problem that needed to be solved.

Owners also have to debate the benefit of US$500 million expansion fees versus splitting revenues 31 or 32 ways.

WHERE: Quebec City has been waiting for another franchise since the Nordiques left to become the Colorado Avalanche in 1995. Quebecor manages the brand-new Videotron Centre that hosted a pre-season game in September. Foley tested the merits of Las Vegas with a season-ticket drive that received over 13,500 deposits. A new arena on the Las Vegas Strip is set to be completed and open this spring.

WHEN: Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly have said expansion could happen at the earliest for the 2017-18 season. That’s part of the reason the board of governors doesn’t seem to be in a rush to make a decision.

Asked if the process could reach a point where expansion would be for 2017-18, Bettman said Monday “maybe, maybe not” — certainly not ruling it out. As for when a decision might be coming, the league continues to say there’s no timetable.

WHY: For all the little things, this is the biggest internal question for owners. Does the NHL want to expand because business is good and another team or two could make it even better?

Another seat at the table is a concern, but if Las Vegas and/or Quebec City boost the league’s revenues significantly, it’s worth the risk. Rolling the dice on an uncertain market and on one hampered by the weak Canadian dollar makes this a very volatile situation. Maybe everyone says it’s not worth the risk.

HOW: If the board of governors’ executive committee recommends expansion and the board agrees, there’s a lot left to accomplish to figure out how it would work. Alignment is easy if it’s just Las Vegas, though the NHL would have an odd number of teams, while Quebec City would force another change. An expansion draft would also be a hurdle, as the last time the league held one there wasn’t a salary cap.

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Brazil’s poor economy will affect ‘16 Games “Inevitably, they will affect the games. There are challenges. “

STEPHEN WILSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The political and economic turmoil in Brazil will “inevitably” affect next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a senior IOC official said Wednesday, as Brazilian organizers declared that preparations remain fully on track for the games despite the grim financial situation.

With the opening ceremony less than eight months away, Brazil is dealing with severe recession, impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff and a massive corruption scandal involving state-run oil company Petrobras.

“They have political and economic difficulties,” IOC vice-president Craig Reedie said.

“Inevitably, they will affect the games. There are challenges. I think they and we will have to get through it.”

Reedie spoke after Rio organizers made their latest progress report to the International Olympic Committee executive board. The Brazilians outlined the progress they have made in venue construction over

Craig Reedie, IOC vice-president

the past year, saying most of the facilities are now ready for South America’s first Olympics. Brazil’s economy was booming when Rio was awarded the games in 2009, but the country is now in its worst recession since the 1930s. The real has lost a third of its value this year, gross domestic product has tumbled, inflation is nearing 10 per cent and unemployment has soared to nearly 8 per cent.

On top of that, Brazil is mired in a spiraling kickback scandal centred on Petrobras, and Rousseff — whose popularity rating has sunk to about 10 per cent — is facing impeachment proceedings based on allegations of fiscal irregularities by her government. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, who has

emerged as a central figure in the Olympic project, spoke to the IOC board by video conference from Brazil and briefed the members about the economic problems and the impeachment process. “’He gave a number of reassurances that the general public still supports the games, by a high percentage,” said Christophe Dubi, the IOC’s executive director of the Olympic Games. “He provided reassurance that every effort will be made to make sure these game are organized without any major impact coming from the current economic situation.”

Rio organizers are trying to cut two billion reals ($530 million), or almost 30 per cent, from their operating budget of 7.4 billion reals ($1.9 billion). Rio officials say most of the cuts involve “behind-the-scenes” facilities.

“I think the most important thing is that nothing is affected for the athletes, that nothing affects the organization of the games,” Rio organizing chief Carlo Nuzman told reporters in Lausanne.

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Just 19, Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee showed a repertoire well beyond her years last month when she stopped Australian Natalie Gonzales Hills in Singapore using a rare twister submission.

It was the first such submission in the history of the Asia-based One Championship promotion. And it’s only happened once in the UFC, in 2011 when Chan Sung Jung — better known as the Korean Zombie — stopped Leonard Garcia.

Lee is turning heads, literally.

Essentially the twister involves a nasty corkscrew-like twist of your opponent, pulling the lower body one way via a leg triangle and the upper body the other way by neck crank.

“It’s quite an uncomfortable position,” Lee said with a giggle. “You feel if you don’t tap, you’re going to be snapped in half, twisted in half, I guess.”

Lee, a strawweight who now makes her home in Hawaii, goes after her fourth win in as many pro fights Friday when she faces 26-year-old Pole Lena Tkhorevska (3-1) on One Championships’ “Spirit of Champions” card before a soldout crowd of 20,000 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

Her 17-year-old brother Christian makes his pro debut on the card against Australian David Meak (1-4).

The rest of the family, as well as her Angela’s grandparents from Vancouver, will be on hand to see the show.

The main event features former UFC fighter Brandon (The Truth) Vera (13-7) against British heavyweight Chi Lewis-Parry, a six-foot-nine former pro basketball player in Europe who has won all six of his MMA bout.

Martial arts is a family affair for the Lees, who are based out of Mililani on the island of Oahu. Father Ken and mother Jewelz are decorated martial artists who teach at their United MMA gym in Waipahu where Angela and Christian are also instructors.

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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — The IBF stripped British boxer Tyson Fury of its world heavyweight belt because he was breaking rules by meeting Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch in his next fight.

Fury was supposed to meet the IBF’s No. 1 contender, Vyacheslav Glazkov, in a mandatory defence, but couldn’t because he was contractually obligated to meet Klitschko. The International Boxing Federation said in a statement on Wednesday that the contract it received for the Klitschko-Fury bout on Nov. 28 didn’t have a provision for a rematch, and if it had been aware of one, then it would have allowed a rematch only after a mandatory defence. If Klitschko and Fury had not agreed to that, the IBF said, then it would not have sanctioned the title fight.

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MADRID — Arsenal left its best performance for the last game of the Champions League group stage, advancing to the round of 16 with a remarkable 3-0 victory at Olympiakos on Wednesday.

Chelsea also went through on a good night for English soccer with a 2-0 home win over FC Porto.

“I told you before that it would be the greatest escape,” Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said.

Both Arsenal and Chelsea were trying to avoid following in the footsteps of fellow Premier League club Manchester United, which was eliminated on Tuesday.

Roma’s 0-0 draw against BATE Borisov was just enough to allow the Italian club to edge Bayer Leverkusen for second place in its group. Leverkusen couldn’t manage more than a 1-1 home draw against already qualified Barcelona as Lionel Messi scored his 80th goal in the tournament.

Belgian side Gent advanced in its first ever Champions League campaign after beating already qualified Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1, a result that eliminated Valencia in Gary Neville’s first game in charge of the Spanish club.

Here is a group-by-group look at Wednesday’s matches: Group E With nothing to play for, group winner Barcelona played Bayer Leverkusen with a largely reserve side bolstered by Lionel Messi. And the Barcelona captain came through again, scoring his 80th Champions League goal.

He collected a perfect through ball from Ivan Rakitic and rounded the goalkeeper to score in the 20th. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez levelled three minutes later but it was too little for Leverkusen to advance.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was without Neymar because of an injury and benched Luis Suarez to give him some rest, while Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique didn’t even travel to Germany.

“We had enough chances to win the match,” Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt said. “It’s very disappointing.”

In Rome, the hosts did the bare minimum against BATE Borisov and the 0-0 draw was enough to place it second behind Barcelona. Roma and Leverkusen each finished with six points but Roma held the edge with a better head-to-head record. BATE finished last with five points.

Group F Olivier Giroud scored a hat trick as Arsenal advanced with a 3-0 win over Olympiakos, over-

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Roger Federer says his coaching relationship with his “childhood idol” Stefan Edberg has ended, and the six-time Grand Slam singles champion will not travel with him next year.

In a statement to the ATP website, Edberg said: “Roger and I had a wonderful two years together ... it became very clear from the start that this was going to be a special partnership, working with the greatest ambassador tennis has ever seen.”

Severin Luthi will remain Federer’s head coach, and joining the Swiss star in 2016 will be Croatian Ivan Ljubicic.

“After two very successful years, I would like to thank Stefan Edberg, my childhood idol, for agreeing to join my team,” Federer said on Facebook and on his personal website.

“It was a dream come true. Although it was supposed to only be for 2014, Stefan was great and agreed to extend the partnership through this year, which I really appreciated. He taught me so much and his influence on my game will remain.”

Edberg said he knew 2015 would be his last as Federer’s coach.

“After an amazing 2014, I decided to continue on for another year, but with a clear understanding that it would be my last year given the time commitment,” Edberg said in his statement to the ATP. “Roger still has a lot left to give to the sport of tennis and is capable of winning the big events. Roger and I will remain close friends and I will always feel part of the Federer team.

“I hope to try and come watch Roger play some tournaments in 2016.”

Federer will make his 2016 debut at the Brisbane International, which begins Jan. 3. Federer reached 1,000 career match wins in Brisbane last year en route to the title.

The 34-year-old Federer reached the Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals this year but lost both to Novak Djokovic. Ljubicic, 36, reached a career high of third in the world rankings and won 10 ATP titles.

November 23 - December 17, 2015 Schedules are subject to change without notice.

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Arsenal’s scorer Olivier Giroud, left, and Per Mertesacker wave to their fans after the Champions League Group F soccer match between Olympiakos and Arsenal at Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus port, near Athens on Wednesday. [AP PHOTO]

turning an advantage held by the Greeks ahead of the final match.

The France striker opened the scoring in the 29th minute and struck again four minutes after halftime. He closed the scoring by converting a penalty kick in the 67th.

“Not many people gave us a chance but we are a real team,” Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said. “It is certainly one of my best European results. We had to produce a perfect performance to win and we did just that.”

Olympiakos, which beat Arsenal 3-2 in London, would have advanced with a draw.

Group winner Bayern Munich beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 with a pair of goals by striker Robert Lewandowski.

Group G Chelsea finally had something

to celebrate in its unexpectedly poor season after qualifying for the knockout phase with a 2-0 home victory over Porto.

The hosts scored through an own goal by Ivan Marcano in the 12th and Willian sealed the victory in the 52nd.

Chelsea not only avoided the embarrassment of dropping into the Europa League, but Jose Mourinho’s team advanced as the group winner. His former club, Porto, finished third and was eliminated.

Dynamo Kyiv advanced in second place thanks to a 1-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Ukraine.

The game was played in an empty stadium in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as part of Dynamo’s punishment for racist attacks by its fans in October.

Dynamo will also have to hold the home leg of its first knock-

out round tie behind closed doors.

Group H Gent gave Belgium a spot in the knockout stage after beating group winner Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 with goals by Laurent Depoitre and Danijel Milicevic.

Even a defeat would have been enough for Gent because Lyon went to Valencia and beat the hosts 2-0.

“They were better than us and there’s no excuse,” said Valencia coach Gary Neville, the former Manchester United and England defender who took over the Spanish club on Sunday.

“We can’t be happy with how we played and we can’t blame anyone.”

Zenit easily won the group with 15 points, five more than Gent.

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Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

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NY Rangers at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Carolina at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

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Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

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Third Period 2. Boston, Eriksson 11 (Chara) 7:53 (sh).

3. Bos, Ferraro 3 (Spooner, Krug) 8:35.

4. Boston, Bergeron 9 (Marchand, Beleskey) 13:42.

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Kamloops at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Portland, 8 p.m.

Everett at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

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Wenatchee at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Merritt at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Penticton at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Surrey, 7 p.m.

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6XQGD\ V JDPHV Detroit at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

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CELEBRATION BOWL $W $WODQWD NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn St. (9-3), noon

NEW MEXICO BOWL $W $OEXTXHUTXH Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

LAS VEGAS BOWL BYU (9-3) v. Utah (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

CAMELIA BOWL $W 0RQWJRPHU\ $OD Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

CURE BOWL $W 2UODQGR )OD San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 7 p.m. (CBSSN)

NEW ORLEANS BOWL Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) 0RQGD\ 'HF

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended San Francisco minor league SS Robert Antunez (DSL Giants) 72 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Program.

Suspended free agent minor league RHP Ely Echarry 50 games for refusing to take a drug test.

AMERICAN LEAGUE KANSAS CITY ROYALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Jamie Quirk manager of Wilmington (Carolina).

SEATTLE MARINERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired 1B Adam Lind from Milwaukee for RHPS Daniel Missaki, Carlos Herrera and Freddy Peralta. Designated INF Andy Wilkins for assignment.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier from Atlanta for SS Dansby Swanson, OF Ender Inciarte and RHP Aaron Blair.

L.A. DODGERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with INF Chase Utley on a 1-year contract.

NEW YORK METS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired 2B Neil Walker from the Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Jonathon Niese.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP David Hernandez on a 1-year contract.

SAN FRANCISO GIANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Samardzija on a 5-year contract.

BASKETBALL NBA LEAGUE OFFICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Charlotte C Al Jefferson 5 games for violating terms of NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

HOUSTON ROCKETS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled G-F K.J. McDaniels from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F James Ennis from Iowa (NBADL).

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TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; From the opening tip to the final buzzer, the Toronto Raptors finally played with the consistency coach Dwane Casey has been crying out for.

And it paid off with a victory over one of the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best teams. DeMar DeRozan poured in 28 points as the Toronto Raptors led from the outset Wednesday en route to a 97-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing both ends of the floor, being efficient on the offensive end and then turning around and playing defence with force and conviction,â&#x20AC;? said Casey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we played committed defence tonight for as many minutes as we possibly could, and that was huge.â&#x20AC;?

Kyle Lowry had 19 points and eight assists, Luis Scola had 16 points and eight rebounds, while Bismack Biyombo had 10 points and

seven boards. Patrick Patterson also chipped in with 10 points for Toronto (14-9).

The Raptors, missing starters DeMarre Carroll (knee contusion) and Jonas Valanciunas (broken hand) shot 58 per cent against the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best defensive team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just moved the ball,â&#x20AC;? DeRozan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We moved the ball and we understood how they were going to play us and that as long as we attacked,

played aggressive and played together, we knew we would have a chance, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we did.â&#x20AC;?

Manu Ginobili led the Spurs (18-5) with 17 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge had 13, and David West finished with 10.

The Raptors have been frustratingly slow and sloppy out of the gate, and had yet to put together a solid four quarters.

But they sprinted out to an 11-point first-quarter lead against

the Spurs, and continued to hold their own, taking a 73-62 lead into the fourth quarter in front of a capacity Air Canada Centre crowd of 19,800.

The Spurs, second in the NBA to only the undefeated Golden State Warriors, came to life in the fourth, and when Danny Green drained a three-pointer that circled the rim before dropping, it put San Antonio within three points with 2:47 to play.

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by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You’ll want to quickly bypass a problem.

Life will provide an intervention that helps you accomplish this. You might not have the luxury of acting independently. Your temper could flare, as too much is happening too quickly. Tonight: Read between the lines with a friend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Defer to others. Your message seems unclear. You get what is happening around you, but you might not understand how it came to be.

You could feel exhausted by the whole matter. You probably should let someone more energized deal with it. Tonight: Go with a surprise.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) People around you might add to your present confusion, but they seem to think they are acting with clarity.

Stay open and ask questions. Still, you could feel a limitation when speaking to a key person, as he or she won’t answer you directly.

Tonight: Sharpen your listening skills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Reach out to someone who tends to be unpredictable. This person might be able to translate what is being said with a work- or health-related matter. Confusion surrounds you, which will make it difficult to respond. Tonight: Laughter goes far in relieving tension.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might be willing to jump through hoops for someone, but you won’t tolerate being pushed by him or her.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might feel as if you are dealing with a difficult situation and can’t seem to handle a family member who is very headstrong. You could be past the point of wanting to be more understanding. Let off some steam. Tonight: Say “yes” to the unpredictable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Try to figure out what it will take to make a loved one understand your limits.

You could be too tired to deal with the issue, and easily might lose your temper. Be careful about what you will say if this should happen.

Tonight: Approach a situation from a different perspective.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) How you manage a changing situation could be a lot different from how you initially had intended to. You see matters quite differently from how a loved one does, but you’ll be willing to get this person’s input.

You will like the results. Tonight: Do some holiday shopping.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have the energy and willpower to deal with a problem. What a roller coaster ride! Confusion seems to surround communication, but you understand the essence of what needs to happen. Dealing with others will take patience.

Tonight: Make it OK to do your own thing!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Recognize when a matter is too hot to handle. Do yourself a favor and don’t offer to help; instead, go

about your business as usual. You also might be concerned that all the facts have yet to be revealed.

Tonight: Put on some music, and turn off your phone for a little while.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Learn how to say “enough is enough.” You’ll want to be diplomatic yet clear. Understand that you might not be getting the whole story. Stay optimistic. You could be shocked by what some people continue to say over and over. Tonight: Join friends for some holiday cheer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might not be aware of the amount of frustration you’re sitting on, especially when handling a loved one and making a very important choice. Your ability to come to terms with this person might force you to reassess your position.

Tonight: Be a realist first.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (Dec. 10) This year you often need to deal with your high energy. If you use it well, you can manifest a long-term goal.

Be careful, though, as you will need a lot of physical exercise to work out the stresses of daily life. If you are single, attracting someone won’t be an issue, but finding the person you want to be with could take time. Anytime from fall 2016 on, you are likely to meet someone who will be very special to you. If you are attached, 2016 will be a passionate year for you and your sweetie. Feelings intensify. Trust yourself and be open. A fellow SAGITTARIUS loves adventure as much as you do!

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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of John on December 3, 2015. John was born in Port Alberni but lived all his life in Nanaimo. He began work in the forest industry at age 16, where he remained until his retirement in 2002. He worked in a number of areas, but favored driving logging truck. He and his co-workers kept in touch at their regular “retirees” luncheons which he looked forward to. He loved to fish, not to eat, but to share with others. John enjoyed his many camping trips around the Island, and he especially enjoyed this past summer at Northwest Bay. He is survived by his loving wife Lori of 52 years, sons Rob (Cathy) and Murray (Trina) and three grandchildren whom he cherished, Tyson, Kylynn and Colby. He is also survived by his sister Lorna (Tom) Simpson and brother Jim (Lisa), numerous nieces and nephews very dear to him, and many other extended family.

A celebration of life will be held early in the new year, the date to be announced later. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make a donation to a charity of their choice.

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Colin enjoyed many trips through the western U.S. Mexico and England.

He will be lovingly remembered by his mother Helen Roberts, brother Nigel, sister Lesley (Cook) and Joanne (Wilson)and many nephews and nieces. Colin was predeceased by his father Derek A Roberts, and his brother Derek Roberts Jr. Please join us in a celebration of Colin's life on Sunday Dec. 13 th, 1:00pm til 3:00 pm at the Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club, 665 Jones St. Qualicum Beach.

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Registered Psychologist or Registered Clinical Counsellor Wanted a Registered Psychologist or Registered Clinical Counsellor to provide clinical services to clients at Tsow Tun Le Lum Treatment Centre located in Lantzville, B.C. for the Kwunatsustul Trauma recovery program. The amount of service is two days per week, and up to 90 days per fiscal year.

RHSW Administrative Assistant Wanted an administrative assistant to provide administrative support and organizational duties to the team of four RHSWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, this position is responsible to the Program Director and will act in accordance with TTLL policies and procedures, and this job will require a considerable amount of independence and to adhere to the TTLL policies and procedures. Part-time 24hrs/week with possibility of increase; and requires three years of sobriety.

Casual Recovery Care Workers Wanted an CRCW to provide responsibility for the general supervision of the residents and the Centre during the appropriate shifts. This position supports the counsellorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; management of residents. This position is responsible for the security of the Centre and performing janitorial and administrative tasks related to the position. The incumbent of this position will have a varying shift pattern on a casual basis (0-40 hours a week), which may include weekends and nights.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL THREE POSITIONS: A criminal record check will be conducted. Knowledge of Aboriginal people and their culture and traditions. Holds a valid First Aid certificate or willing to attend First Aid training. Must possess a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. In meeting the objectives and philosophies of the Society, preference will be given to qualified individuals of Aboriginal Ancestry in accordance with Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code. The successful candidates will have a willingness to role model and maintain an abstinent lifestyle [if a recovering alcoholic, two (2) years of sobriety; if a recovering addict, two (2) years free of non-prescription drugs].

If you require the full job description please refer to our website at www.tsowtunlelum.org Please address a Cover Letter and Resume to: All: Personnel Committee, Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society PO Box 370- 699 Capilano Road, Lantzville, BC VOR 2HO Fax: (250) 390-3119 OR Email: info@tsowtunlelum.org Deadline for all applications is Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

Thank you for your interest. Competition will officially close with the selection of suitable candidates. Only those people selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Director of Resident Support and Operations Abbeyfield Houses Alberni Valley Society provides housing and meals to 21 independent resident seniors in a non-profit facility.

We are seeking a motivated individual with the skills, qualifications and experience to both manage the day to day operation of our facility, and to lead all social, recreational and personal support programs for our residents.

As the senior staff person, this position will be directly responsible for all aspects of Resident Support. This includes developing and implementing (and often leading) a varied range of social and recreational programing, overseeing the intake of new residents, monitoring the general health and well being of residents and working cooperatively with health care providers and families. The ideal candidate will also be capable of carrying out a variety of management functions including over-seeing a small staff and volunteers, coordinating maintenance providers, engaging with the community, monitoring/controlling operational expenses, and providing guidance to the Board of Directors, to whom the position reports.

The successful candidate will have formal training and demonstrated abilities in seniors programming, or a related field; a good knowledge of geriatric care, and preferably experience in supervision or management. A Manager of Food Services and Housekeeping will report to this position.

This is a new position and is anticipated to be full-time, Monday to Friday, although there is some flexibility as to working hours. Salary will be determined, commensurate with qualifications. More information can be obtained by email abbeymanager@shaw.ca/, and applications and resumes will be accepted until Friday, December 18th, at email above, by hand or mail at the Abbeyfield House, 3839 8th Ave, Port Alberni V9Y 8J6.

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Impressive Ram Rebel could really be three trucks in one RAM, from Page 41 You can choose either the 305 horsepower, 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 with eight-speed TorqueFlite automatic with manual mode, or the 395 horsepower, 5.7-litre Hemi V8 (MDS) with similar transmission.

Nealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nanaimo Chrysler handed us the keys (well, the key fob) to a V8-equipped Rebel with a tad over $8,000 in options (includes the V8 engine).

One of the most interesting standard features is the four corner Air Suspension System. This replaces the standard twin-tube shocks and coil springs with monotube Bilstein shocks and an air bag at each wheel.

Pressure in the bags can be increased or decreased to vary the ride height of the truck. There are five levels starting with the lowest, entry/exit, that makes it easy to get in and out, followed by Normal, Off-Road I and Off-Road II. Each step raises the truck in increments of roughly one inch. In Off-Road II, you have maximum ground clearance while the front approach angle is increased to 25.3 degrees so you can easily handle steep inclines. At cruising speeds on the highway, the system settles down into Aero mode for the best fuel economy. The 4X4 part-time, shift-on-the-fly system lets you select 2WD, 4WD Hi and 4WD Lock for the roughest terrain.

With 395 horses on tap and a stump-pulling 410 lb-ft. of torque,

The folding rear seats hide additional under-floor cargo spaces and can fold down to make a flat floor for larger items.

The centre console is wide enough to hold a laptop while the centre stack houses the 8.4-inch U-Connect colour touch screen with Navigation, rear-view camera and nine-speaker premium Alpine audio system including one-year free XM Sirius radio. All the usual power and safety features are standard, plus 4/7-pin and class IV hitch receiver. The Rebel is really three trucks in one. It can be a comfortable family hauler, a competent half-ton work truck or â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what it wants to be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an adventure-seeking off-roader.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no mistaking the Rebel for anything other than a Ram, but the many special features tell you that this is something special.

the 5.7-litre Hemi V8 is quick off the mark while the eight-speed automatic shifts seamlessly across the rev range. There is no more satisfying sound for a caraholic than the deep-throated growl of a Hemi V8 when you press the loud pedal.

Zero-100 km/h will show up from stop in about 7.5 seconds but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re worried about your carbon footprint this engine features MDS (Multi Displacement System) that shuts down up to 4 of the 8 cylinders when decelerating or driving at a steady rate. That means a highway fuel rating of 11.5 L/100 km. The power steering is light at low speeds

but well weighted with good straight line tracking on the highway.

Dynamic assists include electronic stability control with hill start assist, trailer sway control, electronic roll mitigation, traction control, and four-wheel power disc brakes with ABS, rain brake support and ready alert braking.

The airy cabin provides heated, power adjustable front buckets finished in black and grey with red inserts. The seatbacks sport an embossed Toyo tire track motif and seats, dashboard, heated steering wheel and centre console are finished with red and white double

stitching. Major instruments, air vents and centre console receive red surrounds. This is a cabin with a lot more mojo than the usual black on black furnishings. More controls seem to be finding their way onto steering wheels today and the Rebel is a good example. In addition to the usual audio, cruise and Bluetooth connectivity, the spokes now include â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;downâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; buttons for the eightspeed manual mode transmission and more buttons that let you scroll through the trip information screen for various data like instant and average fuel economy, the trip odometers, individual tire pressures etc.

Bottom line RAM 1500 4x4 CREW CAB Type: Half-ton, 4x4 pickup Engine: 5.7-litre V8 MDS Horsepower: 395 @ 5600 rpm Torque: 410 lb-ft. @ 3950 rpm Fuel economy: 16.2/11.5, city/highway, L/100 km Base price: $53,395 Price as tested: $64,424 Vehicle provided by: Nealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nanaimo Chrysler Âť Alan McPhee is a Canadian automotive journalist and is former editor of Carguide Magazine. His articles appear each week in this space.

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The company believes it can use its manufacturing expertise to become as crucial in a field it calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;partner robotsâ&#x20AC;? as it is to auto-making. Robotics engineers at Toyota currently number only 150 out of a worldwide staff of 300,000 but it is plowing money into research and development. Toyota last month announced a $1 billion investment in a research company headed by robotics expert Gill Pratt in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence and robotics. It is already working with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on robotics.

The Japanese government is banking on robotics as a growth industry in a society thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging at a faster pace than any other industrialized nation. Other companies have jumped in, including Internet company Softbank Corp., which is selling a humanoid that carries on simple conversations.

Speaking to The Associated Press at a Tokyo robot show this week.Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s robotics interests go back decades, including their use in manufacturing at its auto plants. But it now sees the technology as a viable business in its own right.

Some of that impetus comes from the focus of the auto and tech industries on using artificial intelligence to develop cars that can drive autonomously. Google Inc. is testing driverless vehicles and Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Japanese rival Nissan Motor Co. is especially confident about the technology with plans to start selling such vehicles by 2020.

Honda Motor Co. was a leader in robots with its Asimo walking and talking child-shaped robot, in development for more than two decades. But critics say that effort got sidetracked by focusing too much on duplicating human movements and behaviour, and lost sight of trying to be useful.

Honda officials acknowledge the company went through soul-searching after getting targeted with public criticism when Asimo could do nothing to help people after the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan.

Toyota demonstrated a one-armed partner robot on-wheels loaded with sensors and cameras, earlier this year.

The R2-D2 lookalike known as HSR, or Human Support Robot, can pick up after people, bring an item to the bedside or open curtains.

Among the developments in the works for HSR is another arm, which will allow it to perform more complex tasks, and adding conversational skills.

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Some technologies automatically switch headlight high beams to low beams when another vehicle is approaching, help prevent rollovers, and employ amber rear turn signal lights that drivers are quicker to identify as indicating a turn rather than braking.

In addition, the ratings will include a new type crash test designed to simulate cars that collide at an angle.

Crash tests will also use improved crash-test dummies that better represent how accidents impact the human body.

And the rating system will reward cars designed to protect pedestrians who are struck by them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to raise the bar when it comes to protecting vehicle occupants,â&#x20AC;? said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

The departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal, Foxx said, is to ultimately prevent crashes altogether. He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopeful that will happen in his lifetime.

The rating system posts a rating of one to five stars on the window stickers of new cars to help shoppers identify the safest vehicles. The new system will also include half stars as well as full stars to get at nuances in safety features, said Mark Rosekind, head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which administers the ratings system.

For example, a vehicle might get a half star for technology that automatically warns drivers of an impending frontal collision, but a whole star if the system automatically applies the brakes, he said.

The changes proposed for the system are subject to a 60-day public comment period, and final rules are to be issued next year.

Consumers would begin seeing the new ratings on cars in model year 2019.

The new crash dummies will have over 100 sensors, including four in the rib cage, while current dummies have only 50 or 60 sensors and just one in the rib cage, NHTSA officials said. The dummies also reflect more recent knowledge of how injuries occur, they said.

An estimated 17 million new cars and trucks are expected to be sold this year. Traffic fatalities dropped in 2014 to less than 33,000, but data from the first half of this year indicates they are increasing steeply again as the economy continues to improve and the price of gasoline drops.

Both automakers and safety advocates applauded the proposed changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crash-avoidance technologies can be life-saving innovations that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eager to see consumers embrace,â&#x20AC;? the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking ahead, a significant portion of future highway safety gains will likely come from these advanced technologies.â&#x20AC;?

William Wallace, a policy analyst for Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports magazine, said the updates â&#x20AC;&#x153;will create a powerful incentive for automakers to make the latest life-saving technologies available on more vehicles more quickly, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great news for consumers.â&#x20AC;?

One of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aims in updating the rating system is to put pressure on automakers to include crash prevention technologies in all vehicles, not just more expensive luxury models, Foxx said. In the past, automakers have voluntarily included more safety technology in vehicles in an effort to earn more stars, but many of the nine technologies proposed for the rating system are primarily available in a limited number of higher end vehicles.

Over 90 per cent of new vehicles today earn a four or five star rating, but those vehicles would likely earn only about three and a half stars under the updated system, Rosekind said.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates accidents, has recommended that NHTSA simply require automatics to include more advanced safety technologies in new cars. Automakers oppose requiring the new technologies, saying it should be up to consumers whether they want to pay for additional safety features or not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether these technologies are mandated in the future or not, we think this is market changing stuff that is going to impact safety to the good,â&#x20AC;? Foxx said. Âť We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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Tennessee governor dismisses VW union win ERIK SCHELZIG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE — While the United Auto Workers is celebrating the end of its losing streak at foreign automakers in the South, Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Haslam was dismissive Monday of the significance of what he calls the union’s “cherrypicked” win at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga.

The UAW scored a 108-44 win among the skilled-trades workers who make up about 12 per cent of the blue-collar workforce at the plant in a union vote on Friday.

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1,400 production and maintenance workers, and the company is seeking an appeal.

Republicans have long opposed the UAW gaining a foothold among automakers in the South, arguing that it runs contrary to their “rightto-work” philosophy and could hurt efforts to recruit other businesses to the region.

Haslam said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Monday that he doesn’t believe the vote represents a major change in Tennessee’s business climate, especially considering that the UAW lost a vote among all hourly workers in February 2014.

“I think most businesses will see this for what it is,” Haslam said. “The UAW lost the big vote, and then came in and cherry-picked a unit. So I’m not sure this sends a message of a changing tide to the outside world.”

Haslam said the political reaction to a new union vote has been more muted because it involves a smaller number of workers and because of the massive problems facing the company as it tries to cope with the fallout from its diesel emissions cheating scandal.

Volkswagen has publicly reaffirmed its plans to build a new SUV at the plant next year, and has stressed that the U.S. will remain a key market.

But November sales were down almost 25 per cent from a year ago, and Chattanooga-made Passats plummeted by 60 per cent despite the release of an updated version of the midsized sedan.

Haslam praised the company for opposing the smaller bargaining unit and for pursuing the legal challenge.

But labour representatives who hold half the seats on Volkswagen’s board in Germany don’t appear pleased.

“A democratic election has taken place here, and its outcome should be accepted,” Bernd Osterloh, the head of Volkswagen’s influential employee council, told the German newspaper Braunschweiger Zeitung.

It’s also unclear how far Volkswagen will be willing to take its appeal.

Bill Ozier, a Nashville attorney who has represented employers in labour issues for more than 40 years, said it’s unlikely that the National Labor Relations Board, controlled

by Democrats, will overturn the creation of the skilled-trades bargaining unit at Volkswagen.

Ozier said if the company loses the appeal, its only way to get the case to the courts would be to refuse to bargain with the UAW. That would draw an unfair labour practices complaint from the NLRB, which could then be challenged in federal appeals court.

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The automaker is promising mileage of 40.8 kilometres a litre in Japan for its latest version of the gasoline-electric car, better than the 40 kpm initially projected.

Mileage tests and driving conditions differ by nation.

Toyota Motor Corp. has promised about 52 mpg in the U.S. Executive Vice-President Mitsuhisa Kato told reporters at a Tokyo showroom, that the latest Prius made fewer driving experience compromises to achieve better mileage.

“There is nothing you feel you are suffering through to get that mileage,” he said.

Improvements in the battery, engine, wind resistance and weight are contributing to the improved performance, according to Toyota.

The new Prius also got a design makeover, although reaction has been divided.

Toyota has sold 3.6 million Prius vehicles globally, making it the world’s top-selling hybrid, but its popularity is mostly limited to the U.S. and Japan. Toyota faced skepticism when it first introduced Prius in 1997.

Sales last year totalled about 240,000 vehicles.

“In my mind, there is no doubt that this new model will be well received,” said Max Zanan, chief executive of IDDS Group, a New York-based consulting company that specializes in auto retailing. “It will continue to set the pace for, and dominate, the global hybrid car market.”

A hybrid switches back and forth between a gasoline engine and an electric motor to deliver an efficient ride and reduce emissions.

They deliver more of a perk in stop-and-go city driving than freeway driving.

Japan sales started Wednesday, and are set for January in North America and February om Europe.

Toyota says it’s expecting to sell 12,000 Prius cars a month in Japan, with projected annual global sales at 300,000 to 350,000 vehicles.

Kato brushed off questions about how the recent drop in oil prices may negatively affect sales. Energy and ecological worries are here to stay, he said.

Japan pre-orders total 60,000 vehicles, and many of the buyers will have to wait several months for their Prius to arrive, as production can’t keep up.

Prices in Japan, also announced Wednesday, are higher than the previous model’s, starting at 2.4 million yen ($20,000), up from 2.2 million yen.

Overseas prices have not yet been announced.

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Shares of Pep Boys were down 2 cents at $16.28 in midday trading Wednesday.

Their shares have risen 66 per cent so far this year.

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